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      This Side Jordan

      by Margaret Laurence
      Published
      Aug 2009
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      304
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      In 1957, the British colony of the Gold Coast broke free to become the independent nation of Ghana. Margaret Laurence's first novel, This Side Jordan, recreates that colour-drenched world: a place where men and women struggle with self-betrayal, self-discovery, and the dawning of political pride.

      This Side Jordan transcends the traditional limits of the first novel. Its powerful and compassionate characterizations and its themes of exile and community anticipate the five later novels that make up Laurence's acclaimed Manawaka series. A major work of lasting significance, This Side Jordan creates echoes in the mind of the reader as resonant as the drums of Ghana.

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      General Fiction

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      Historical

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      First Edition Aug 2009 McClelland & Stewart (Canada) ISBN13 9780771093869 ISBN10 0771093861
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      Jul 1989 New Canadian Library ISBN13 9780771099670 ISBN10 0771099673
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      Oct 2011 University of Chicago Press ISBN13 9780226469980 ISBN10 0226469980
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      Aug 2020 McClelland & Stewart (Canada) ISBN13 9780771057748 ISBN10 0771057741
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      Aug 2011 McClelland & Stewart (Canada) ISBN13 9781551992990 ISBN10 155199299X
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      Aug 2011 University of Chicago Press ISBN10 B009W5XH86
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      Oct 2012 University of Chicago Press ISBN13 9780226923895 ISBN10 0226923894
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