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    More: A Novel

    By Austin Clarke

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    From Austin Clarke, the critically acclaimed author of The Polished Hoe—winner of the Giller Prize—comes More, a powerful new novel of survival in a cold and alienating world. Certain to become a classic in contemporary  world literature, More carries readers into the  lonely life of an immigrant domestic—abandoned years before by a faithless husband, her life devastated by her son’s involvement in gang culture and crime—and her remarkable journey from tragedy back to the light. An unforgettable portrait of the black immigrant experience, it is a novel to be read and remembered.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateSep 15, 2009
    ISBN9780061986857
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    • 4/5
      Clarke is a very well known Canadian writer who has won numerous literary prizes. The book that won the Giller Prize, the Polished Hoe, was a great story, but it was very hard to read as it was written is Bajun dialect (Clarke is from Barbados). This novel is written is plain English, but it reads as a somewhat delirious ramble. A Barbadian-Canadian woman is worried because her son is not home. As the story unravels we find out that she came to Canada as a domestic worker (popular means of immigration for those wanting to come to Canada). She eventually brings her husband and son to live with her. Clarke gives an insightful portrait of her live, her dreams and her loses. It is often hard to follow the time line, but well worth the effort.
    • 4/5
      This the story of four days in the life of Idora Morrison, a Barbados-born Canadian living in Toronto. The author brings us deep into Idora's life -- her thoughts, experiences, spirituality and sexuality. Idora is a single mother whose teenaged son is caught up in the violence and hopelessness facing black youth in Toronto today. She struggles to understand him, but knows she cannot protect him. Racism is an underlying theme in this book, as well as poverty and class divisions. The author is a poet, which is evident in the beautiful writing which is deeply powerful, even when the style is sparse.