| #1485317 in Books | Vintage | 1995-10-31 | 1995-10-31 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.50 x.30 x5.50l,.58 | File type: PDF | 224 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| A masterpiece|By Steve Rogers|I was somewhat shocked to see only one other review for this masterpiece on .com I guess this author is not as widely known as he should be - I myself only discovered him recently (I review this book and a previous one in some detail on my blog - you can find the link in my profile). In this book he presents three very powerful and moving short sto|From Publishers Weekly|Phillips ( The Final Passage ) calls these three novellas a novel, and they are so allied in feeling, though not in style or subject matter, and so superbly written that it would be carping not to go along. Each story captures an apocalypt
This searing novel about slavery and its legacy brings the same stylistic virtuosity and tightly focused intelligence of Phillips's other novels. Higher Ground tells multiple stories, set generations and continents apart but unified by their ambitious exploration of themes of race, power, captivity, and abuse.
In a slave garrison in Africa, a native collaborator betrays his people and humiliates himself in order to win the favor of white men. From ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Higher Ground (Vintage International) | Caryl Phillips. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
