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The Text Study Guide

The Text Study Guide

The Text Study Guide

Roselle Thompson

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Editorial:
Eagle Publishers
Año de edición:
2015
Materia
Antologías (no poéticas)
ISBN:
9780954232580
Páginas:
448
Encuadernación:
Cartoné
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This Study Guide is an invaluable reading companion to help you understand A Woman of Destiny: A Calypso Novel. It is packed with information on: Context, Plot, Structure, Language & Culture, Diaspora, Style, Education, Storytelling, Characters and Themes. Other Features:  A Contextual Background  Chapter Summaries  Chapter Analyses  Key Facts  Family relationships  Violence  Significance of the Calypso  Meaning of the Novel title  Men & Destiny  The importance of Memory AND MUCH MORE!! The Series Editor and Author Roselle Thompson, the series Editor and Author, has been a Head teacher at both Primary and Secondary Schools and A Research Assistant in Caribbean Studies at the University of North London (Now London Metropolitan University) in the UK. She has also been an Assistant Examiner in English for one of the UK's major Examination Boards.

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