description: After 19 years of teaching his pupils to emigrate, Alford George, elitist schoolteacher turned populist politician, is forced to work out a welcome for the diverse races of Trinidad to their own island and how to liberate those who, despite emancipation, are still struggling under old captivities.
language: English
title: Salt
titlecomplete: Salt
genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Post Colonial
ratings_count: 301
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best Book Overall, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Dublin Literary Award
category: Shortlist
publisher: Faber & Faber Ltd