num_pages: 240
description: Lovelace's classic novel of Carnival. Carnival takes on social and political importance in this recognized classic. The people of the shantytown Calvary Hill, usually invisible to the rest of society, join the throng and flaunt their neighborhood personas in masquerade during Carnival. Aldrick, the dashing "king of the Hill," becomes a glorious, dancing dragon; his lovely Sylvia, a princess; Fisheye, rebel idealist, a fierce steel band contestant; and Philo, Calypso songwriter, a star. Then a business sponsors Fisheye's band, Philo gets a hit song, and Sylvia leaves the Hill with a prosperous older man. For Aldrick, it will take one more masquerade―this time, involving guns and hostages―before the illusion of power becomes reality.
language: English
title: The Dragon Can't Dance
titlecomplete: The Dragon Can't Dance
genres: Classics, College, Read For School, Post Colonial, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 976
places: Calvary Hill
publisher: Persea