Strangers in Another Country - A Short Story (eBook, ePUB)
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Moby is only one of the countless people originally from the Caribbean and countries from the African continent who have relocated to Sweden and become a part of the black diaspora there. His life in the Nordic region has given him reasonable contentment. Moby is fond of dating women but avoids protracted relationships, which might be a personality fault or from fear of commitment. He is passionate about a few different topics that are significant to him. One of these is his optimism for universal black solidarity, which is put to the test when he comes across a black American who has found himself in a difficult situation and needs his help. Themes include unattainable dreams, loneliness, alienation, disappointment and frustration.This story first appeared in my debut book (a collection of four stories) bearing the same title). Consumer Review 1:"...These are not sympathetic characters you cheer for. Even knowing their insecurities and difficult backgrounds, they seem selfish and narcissistic. Sometimes you want to reach inside the pages and slap them, yet despite it all you can't help turning the pages to follow their journey. …But the real magic of this book is its style. There is a particular and recognizable sound and shape to the fiction written by men in the 60'S. The voice, tone, pacing are all quite different than today's stories, and in this collection Taylor manages to brilliantly capture that 1960's narrative style. Within the first 10 pages I was entirely enchanted by this unexpected time travel.I am impressed with the raw potential of these stories. I hope to see more of them." Consumer Review 2: "What a fantastic piece of literature!Honestly, I have not read anything like this since my university days.A collection of two short stories & two novellas, are as much intense social studies as they are stories. It's as though the author has held a mirror up to a lost piece of time and allowed us an indepth insight into a very specific social set up.Lawrence G Taylor has a wonderful ability to capture feelings and translate them on to paper. You do feel the characters loneliness and isolation at times, the desperate sense of wanting to understand, belong and be understood. You get a real sense of their camaraderie - how various characters are propelled together because they are similarly socially isolated.This is not a book that is about plots or storylines. It is about acute social observations, the exploration of themes. It deals with social and racial obstacles and prejudices, of traversing those complex boundaries and trying to find and assert your place in the world.Set in London and Sweden in the 1960s, I think the author has a wealth of autobiographical material he has drawn from to bring us this wonderful literary 'study'. I would fully expect to find this text on a university reading list.".

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Strangers in Another Country: Set in the late 60s and in two environments, London and Stockholm. A collection of two short stories and two novellas describes social and personal problems encountered by the four protagonists respectively: David, Charlie, Binky, and Moby - each a fictionalised expatriate from the Caribbean. Themes are dreams, loneliness, alienation, disappointment, and the lack of solidarity are some of the main challenges they face. There is humour to ease the pain. The question is whether this handful of marginal men of colour succeed or fail in their pursuit of a better life. Englisch, Ebook.

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Set in the late 60s and in two environments, London and Stockholm. A collection of two short stories and two novellas describes social and personal problems encountered by the four protagonists respectively: David, Charlie, Binky, and Moby – each a fictionalised expatriate from the Caribbean. Themes are dreams, loneliness, alienation, disappointment, and the lack of solidarity are some of the main challenges they face. There is humour to ease the pain. The question is whether this handful of marginal men of colour succeed or fail in their pursuit of a better life. Set in the late 60s and in two environments, London and Stockholm. A collection of two short stories and two novellas describes social and personal problems encountered by the four protagonists respectively: David, Charlie, Binky, and Moby – each a fictionalised expatriate from the Caribbean. Themes are dreams, loneliness, alienation, disappointment, and the lack of solidarity are some of the main challenges they face. There is humour to ease the pain. The question is whether this handful of marginal men of colour succeed or fail in their pursuit of a better life. Inhoud:Taal: Engels;Bindwijze: E-book;Verschijningsdatum: november 2018;Ebook formaat: Epub zonder kopieerbeveiliging (DRM); Betrokkenen:Auteur: Lawrence G. Taylor;Uitgever: Lawrence G. Taylor; Lees mogelijkheden:Lees dit ebook op: Android (smartphone en tablet) | Kobo e-reader | Desktop (Mac en Windows) | iOS (smartphone en tablet) | Windows (smartphone en tablet) | Overige e-reader; EAN: Overige kenmerken:Thema Subject Code: NHK; Engels | E-book | 9781393082774.

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Beskrivning Svart Bland Vita--En BerättelseMoby är en av flera karibiska människor som flyttade till Sverige i slutet av sextiotalet, och blev en del av den svarta diasporan. Han är ganska nöjd med sitt liv i en homogen svensk kultur med enstaka gnäll om små saker. Moby låtsas ignorera rasdiskriminering som riktas mot honom. Han känner sig frustrerad i samband med svensk förnekelse. Moby vägrar dock att tro att hans klagomål ofta berott på hans fantasi. Moby tycker om att dejta mer än en kvinna åt gången. Han har problem med långa engagemang i relationer. Han blir lätt uttråkad, vilket kan vara rädsla för engagemang eller ett personlighetsfel. Moby har ett hopp om svart solidaritet, vilket sätts på prov när han stöter på en svart amerikan som är i trubbel och behöver hjälp. Är det önsketänkande eller kommer Moby att förbli trogen sitt hopp?

Von Händler/Antiquariat, Revaluation Books [2134736], Exeter, United Kingdom.
142 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.32 inches. In Stock. Books.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Revaluation Books, DEVON, Exeter, [RE:4].
142 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.32 inches. Softcover.

Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Versandkosten nach: USA.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Revaluation Books.
Independently published, 2017. Paperback. New. 142 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.32 inches.