Minty Alley av C.L.R. James

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<p><b>The</b><b>only novel</b><b>from the world-renowned writer C.L.R. James - this extraordinary, big-hearted exploration of class was</b><b>the first novel by a black West Indian to be published in the UK</b><br><br><b>''A novel written nearly a hundred years ago that brings the past alive with such charm, vitality and humour.'' </b>Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction<br><br>''As he walked home he looked up at the myriads of stars, shining in the moonlight. Did people live there? And if they did, what sort of life did they live?''<br><br>It is the 1920s in the Trinidadian capital, and Haynes'' world has been upended. His mother has passed away, and his carefully mapped-out future of gleaming opportunity has disappeared with her.<br><br>Unable to afford his former life, he finds himself moving into Minty Alley - a bustling barrack yard teeming with energy and a spectacular cast of characters. In this sliver of West Indian working-class society, outrageous love affairs and passi