shopping cart
Call us: 800-878-7323 HELP
McAfee SECURE helps keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
Interviews | December 15, 2009

Jill Owens: IMG The Powells.com Interview with Eoin Colfer

3 comments By Jill Owens

eoincolferEoin Colfer is best known for his bestselling Artemis Fowl series, which inspires fanatical devotion in its fans. Entertainment Weekly raved: "The... Continue »
  1. $18.19 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    And Another Thing... (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #6)

    Eoin Colfer

The Dragon Can't Dance (Karen and Michael Braziller Books)

by Earl Lovelace

The Dragon Can't Dance (Karen and Michael Braziller Books) Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Carnival takes on social and political importance in this recognized classic. The people of the shantytown Calvary Hill, usually invisible to the rest of society, join the throng and flaunt their neighborhood personas in masquerade during Carnival. Aldrick, the dashing "king of the Hill, " becomes a glorious, dancing dragon; his lovely Sylvia, a princess; Fisheye, rebel idealist, a fierce steel band contestant; and Philo, Calypso songwriter, a star. Then a business sponsors Fisheye's band, Philo gets a hit song, and Sylvia leaves the Hill with a prosperous older man. For Aldrick, it will take one more masquerade — this time, involving guns and hostages — before the illusion of power becomes reality.
back to top

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
dreamon97, May 14, 2006 (view all comments by dreamon97)
I read "The Dragon Can't Dance" as a part of my studies in Caribbean Literature and it was an intriguing experience. The novel throbs with vibrant images of characters who are caught in the spirit of carnival. Aldrick's need "To be Dragon and Man" is a poignant echo of a Caribbean desire to assert an identity.
The novel is a great read!
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
report this comment
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9780892552726
Author:
Lovelace, Earl
Publisher:
Persea Books
Subject:
Literary
Series:
Karen and Michael Braziller Books
Publication Date:
June 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
7.38x4.56x.72 in. .52 lbs.
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. $5.00 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Clown

    Heinrich Boll
  2. $5.95 Used Hardcover add to wish list

    The Mad Dog Stories

    Heinrich Boll
  3. $5.00 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Wine of Astonishment (Caribbean Writers Series)

    Earl Lovelace
  4. $6.98 Sale Trade Paper add to wish list

    Solibo Magnificent

    Patrick Chamoiseau
  5. $17.25 New Trade Paper add to wish list

    Harriets Daughter

    Marlene Nourbese Philip
  6. $8.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Stories Since 1970 (Touchstone Books (Paperback))

    Lex Williford
back to top

Related Aisles

  • back to top

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.