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Higher Ground [EPUB ebook]

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In Higher Ground, Caryl Phillips presents three characters separated by time and distance but united by the profound sympathy he has for their humanity.In the first story, a young West African is oppressed by the shadow of slavery; in the second an African-American fights to survive solitary confinement without sacrificing his integrity; in the third a Polish refugee struggles to ward off the increasing isolation of a life in exile.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9781409000754 ● Publisher Random House ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2754329 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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