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Escape to Last Man Peak is a popular Jamaican novel written by Jamaican author Jean D'Costa. First published in 1975, it chronicles the adventure of ten orphans who embark on a dangerous journey across Jamaica in search of a new home, after a deadly Read More..

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Description	Escape to Last Man Peak is a popular Jamaican novel written by Jamaican author Jean D'Costa. First published in 1975, it chronicles the adventure of ten orphans who embark on a dangerous journey across Jamaica in search of a new home, after a deadly pneumonia epidemic kills the caretakers of their orphanage and propels the country into a state of anarchy and desolation.Containing elements of social science fiction, the text examines genuine human nature in conditions of chaos and despair, and explores how determination and self-will can help people achieve the unthinkable. While narrated in standard English, the dialogue is written in Jamaican Creole (see Jamaican Patois).Cumber Dance, Daryl. Fifty Caribbean Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook (1986). pg 163. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-23939-7 The novel was a standard text for English courses for first- or second-year high school students, although it is now used less frequently. The novel is considered one of Jamaica's great works of fiction.
Description	Escape to Last Man Peak is a popular Jamaican novel written by Jamaican author Jean D'Costa. First published in 1975, it chronicles the adventure of ten orphans who embark on a dangerous journey across Jamaica in search of a new home, after a deadly pneumonia epidemic kills the caretakers of their orphanage and propels the country into a state of anarchy and desolation.Containing elements of social science fiction, the text examines genuine human nature in conditions of chaos and despair, and explores how determination and self-will can help people achieve the unthinkable. While narrated in standard English, the dialogue is written in Jamaican Creole (see Jamaican Patois).Cumber Dance, Daryl. Fifty Caribbean Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook (1986). pg 163. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-23939-7 The novel was a standard text for English courses for first- or second-year high school students, although it is now used less frequently. The novel is considered one of Jamaica's great works of fiction.

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Name	Escape to Last Man Peak
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Authors	Jean D'Costa
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Genre	Social science fiction , adventure novel
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Language	English/Jamaican Patois
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Country	Jamaica
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Pages	179 pp (first edition, paperback)
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Media_type	Print (Paperback)
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Isbn	0-582-76575-7
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Oclc	16482752
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Publisher	Longman (Caribbean)
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Pub_date	1975 (first edition, paperback)
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Release_date	1975 (first edition, paperback)
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