{"product_id":"no-telephone-to-heaven-paperback-1","title":"No Telephone to Heaven - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichelle Cliff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant Jamaican-American writer takes on the themes of colonialism, race, myth, and political awakening. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe structure of \u003ci\u003eNo Telephone to Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e combines naturalism and lyricism, and traverses space and time, dream and reality, myth and history, reflecting the fragmentation of the protagonist, who nonetheless seeks wholeness and connection. In this deply poetic novel there exist several levels: the world Clare encounters, and a world of which she only gradually becomes aware - a world of extreme poverty, the real Jamaica, not the Jamaica of the middle class, not the Jamaica of the tourist. And Jamaica - almost a character in the book - is described in terms of extraordinary beauty, coexisting with deep human tragedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe violence that rises out of extreme oppression, the divided loyalties of a colonized person, sexual dividedness, and the dividedness of a person neither white nor black - all of these are truths that Clare must face. Overarching all the themes in this exceptionally fine novel is the need to become whole, and the decisions and the courage demanded to achieve that wholeness.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichelle Cliff\u003c\/b\u003e (1946-2016) was a Jamaican-American author whose writing explored colonialism and racism. Her body of work includes novels, \u003ci\u003eAbeng\u003c\/i\u003e, its sequel, \u003ci\u003eNo Telephone to Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFree Enterprise\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInto the Interior\u003c\/i\u003e; short story collections, \u003ci\u003eThe Store of a Million Items\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBodies of Water\u003c\/i\u003e; and poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eThe Land of Look Behind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClaiming an Identity They Taught Me to Despise\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.01 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755999068448,"sku":"9780452275690","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a78fc0c81e6c7738ccbe14315f4b9a30.webp?v=1780072379","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/no-telephone-to-heaven-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}