Jean Rhys, Andrea Ashworth (Introduction)

Wide Sargasso Sea (Penguin Clothbound Classics)

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ISBN 13:: 9780241281901
author:: Jean Rhys, Andrea Ashworth (Introduction)
format:: HardBack
publisher:: Penguin Classics 01 edition
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 192
Dimensions:: 13.5 x 2 x 20.5 cm
Genre:: Fiction, Classics, , Jean Rhys, Andrea Ashworth,Wide Sargasso Sea (Penguin Clothbound Classics),Penguin Classics,0241281903,General & Literary Fiction,Fiction / Classics,Literaire fictie algemeen,Modern & contemporary fiction,Modern & contemporary fi
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Published for its fiftieth anniversary, this gorgeous clothbound edition of Jean Rhys's masterpiece explores the complexities of desire and madness in the Caribbean.

Set against the backdrop of 1930s Jamaica, the novel tells the story of Antoinette Cosway, a white Creole heiress whose life is marked by the oppressive forces of colonialism and the societal expectations that come with it. As she navigates the demands of her husband and her own sense of belonging, Antoinette is driven towards madness, and her husband towards the arms of another woman.

This seminal work of postcolonial literature is a powerful study of betrayal, one that challenges the conventions of its time and has left a lasting impact on the literary world.

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