BOOKS FROM CURAÇAODouble Play : The Story of an Amazing World Record
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Set in Curaçao
Male author
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A marathon game of dominoes, lasting from early morning to dusk, and involving four men for whom the game is a trigger for social, political and sexual rivalries against a background of colonial unrest. A complacent bailiff and his feckless taxi-driver partner are deserted by their wives for a mixture of personal and idealistic reasons, and the resulting turmoil leads on to murder and suicide as the tensions work themselves out. As well as being a novel of character, Double Play offers a powerful picture of colonial and attitudes in the mid-twentieth century.
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(1 year ago) |
14 Aug, 2023
Author is from Curacao, not Cuba, but Curacao is not in the list of countries.
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