The Second Round
Published on 1. March 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-80328-910-6 (ISBN)
Description
In Lenrie Peters' debut novel, The Second Round, a young physician decides to settle down in Freetown at the turn of Sierra Leone's independence.
After years of studying in England, a young Dr Kawa decides to return to his childhood home. Optimistic for his future and that of the country's, Kawa is eager to carve out a new life for himself in an independent nation. But when he falls unexpectedly in love with his neighbour's wife, Kawa's hope for a simple life comes crashing down...
The Second Round is a compelling story of the unimaginable change wrought by British colonialism, from altered cultures and values to the everyday disillusionment its victims faced.
After years of studying in England, a young Dr Kawa decides to return to his childhood home. Optimistic for his future and that of the country's, Kawa is eager to carve out a new life for himself in an independent nation. But when he falls unexpectedly in love with his neighbour's wife, Kawa's hope for a simple life comes crashing down...
The Second Round is a compelling story of the unimaginable change wrought by British colonialism, from altered cultures and values to the everyday disillusionment its victims faced.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
280 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80328-910-6 (9781803289106)
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Lenrie Peters was a doctor, poet, and novelist born in Bathurst (now Banjul) in The Gambia in 1932, moving to Sierra Leone in 1949.
He read natural sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge and continued his studies at University College Hospital, London. Chairing their Africa Forum, he worked with the BBC on their Africa programmes until 1969 before returning to The Gambia to set up his own surgical practice. He served as president of the board of directors of the National Library of The Gambia and The Gambia College from 1979 to 1987 as well as President of the West African Examination Council until 1991.
Poems was his first collection of poetry, published in 1964. It was followed by Satellites (1967), Katchikali (1971) and Selected Poetry in 1981. His debut novel, The Second Round was released in 1965.
Peters died in 2009 in Dakar, Senegal.
He read natural sciences at Trinity College, Cambridge and continued his studies at University College Hospital, London. Chairing their Africa Forum, he worked with the BBC on their Africa programmes until 1969 before returning to The Gambia to set up his own surgical practice. He served as president of the board of directors of the National Library of The Gambia and The Gambia College from 1979 to 1987 as well as President of the West African Examination Council until 1991.
Poems was his first collection of poetry, published in 1964. It was followed by Satellites (1967), Katchikali (1971) and Selected Poetry in 1981. His debut novel, The Second Round was released in 1965.
Peters died in 2009 in Dakar, Senegal.