This Side Jordan

by Margaret Laurence

Book Overview

In 1957, the British colony of the Gold Coast broke free to become the independent nation of Ghana. Margaret Laurence's first novel, This Side Jordan, recreates that colour-drenched world: a place where men and women struggle with self-betrayal, self-discovery, and the dawning of political pride. This Side Jordan transcends the traditional limits of the first novel. Its powerful and compassionate characterizations and its themes of exile and community...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0771092261
• ISBN13: 9780771092268
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: New Canadian Library
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.