Sweet Li Jie by David Dabydeen Paperback Book

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Life in Wuhan and British Guiana is vividly evoked in this novel, told mainly through letters. Amidst the crumbling Chinese feudal system, and life under British colonial rule, the novel's characters seek personhood and interdependence.

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In Sweet Li Jie, two distant worlds converge: Wuhan Province in China and British Guiana.Jia Yun, a traveling textile merchant, leaves Wuhan to join the exodus of migrants escaping poverty. Most of them to become indentured labourers in the canefields of Demerara.Through heartfelt letters intended for his sweetheart, Li Jie, Jia Yun paints a vivid picture of life for Indians, Africans, and other ethnic groups under British rule during the twilight years of indentureship. Meanwhile, the novel's sections set in China reveal the struggles of rural Wuhan under a crumbling feudal regime."Sweet Li Jie" delves into complex interpersonal relations, from the landlord-servant dynamics in Wuhan to the bond between Jia Yun and his Afro-Guyanese guide, Harris. Amid vulnerability and uncertainty, and the complexities of living in servitude, these characters grapple for personhood and interdependence.

Author Biography

David Dabydeen was born in Guyana. He was sent to England at the age of twelve, and was in care until he was sixteen. He read English at Cambridge, and has published seven earlier novels and three collections of poetry. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Professor of Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. In 2008 he was awarded the prestigious Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Award.

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Blisteringly relevant historical fiction set in China and British Guiana

Details ISBN1845235916 Author David Dabydeen Publisher Peepal Tree Press Ltd Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781845235918 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-10-10 Imprint Peepal Tree Press Ltd Place of Publication Yorkshire Country of Publication United Kingdom UK Release Date 2024-10-10 ISBN-10 1845235916 Audience General We've got this

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