The dragon can't dance: a novel

    Collection:
    Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
    Contributers:
    Lovelace,Earl (Author) and New York (Series Editor)
    Format:
    Book, Whole
    Publication Date:
    1998
    Published:
    Persea Books
    Location:
    African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Subject Term:
    Fiction, Trinidad and Tobago, Carnivals and festivals, Poverty, and Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)
    Notes:
    In Trinidad the martial arts dancer, Aldrick Prospect, fights the commercialization of the Mardi Gras carnival. Sick to see the country's traditions destroyed-- warrior contests have been replaced by games for tourists-- he joins a coup d'etat, serves a stint in jail and never dances again., 240 p

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