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Bezig met laden... Jonahdoor Louis Stone
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A Dickensian treat, "Jonah" was one of the first great novels about nineteenth century Sydney. This story of two larrikins contrasts the sordid streets of the inner suburbs with the glittering lights of the harbor. Introduced by Frank Moorhouse. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)823.2Literature English English fiction Pre-Elizabethan 1400-1558LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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And yet, we quickly realise that's because they can't. I find this book fascinating because it tells the same narrative we hear now from the disenfranchised - often people of colour and the very poor - but one that is discussed with a more racist taint. Here, we have people in the same situation, who happen to be white. The characters are exquisite: Pinkey, the working-class woman who bursts off the page with her constant balancing act of holding on to something of her own personality while being used by others. The wily widow Mrs Yabsley, one story among many of how women had to find ways to survive. And Jonah himself, a fully dimensional portrait of a man who doesn't know any other way of living, yet seems to wonder if he could have something more, but constantly turns away from it due to the pressures of society and of everyday existence. Even the scenes of quotidian life, drinking or shopping at the market, are unintended historical documents. Yes, please. ( )