{"product_id":"another-man-in-the-street-hardcover","title":"Another Man in the Street - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaryl Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaryl Phillips, who \"pits himself against any kind of received wisdom\" (\u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e), gives us a hypnotic, heartbreaking novel lit by the bright and changing lights of 1960s London. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn London's swinging sixties, Victor Johnson, a young immigrant from the Caribbean, arrives in Britain with dreams of becoming a journalist in the \"mother country.\" Instead, he finds work collecting rent for Peter Feldman, a landlord equally kind and unscrupulous, and then falls into a relationship with Peter's lonely secretary Ruth, herself a migrant from the north of England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning nearly half a century, and set against the backdrop of a country which is slowly, reluctantly, evolving into a modern, multiracial society, we discover the truth of both Peter's tragic background and Ruth's agonizing secret, and witness Victor, out of his depth, adjusting to the painful realities of life in his new country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth epic in its sweep and devastatingly intimate in its portrayal of damaged lives all caught between two worlds, \u003ci\u003eAnother Man in the Street\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare the traumas that often overtake personal relationships in the wake of transforming societies, and the high price of attempting to reinvent oneself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaryl Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, including\u003ci\u003e A View of the Empire at Sunset\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Child\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrossing the River\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eColor Me English\u003c\/i\u003e. His novel \u003ci\u003eA Distant Shore \u003c\/i\u003ewon the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and \u003ci\u003eDancing in the Dark \u003c\/i\u003ethe PEN Open Book Award. His other honors include a Lannan Literary Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and Britain's oldest literary award, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378631307366,"sku":"9780374613556","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/BSFG8wELiy9780374613556.webp?v=1768907430","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/another-man-in-the-street-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}