To Sir, With Love - Couverture rigide

Braithwaite, E. R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0435121480 ISBN 13 : 9780435121488

Editeur : Heinemann, 1971

Synopsis

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools. Based on the author's own experiences, this is the story of a black teacher's trials and triumphs with a group of senior pupils in an overcrowded London school.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CARYL PHILLIPS

'A book that the reader devours quickly, ponders slowly, and forgets not at all. Moving and inspiring' New York Times

In 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. He is deeply shocked to realise that, as a black man from British Guiana, no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin. In desperation he turns to teaching, taking a job in a tough East End school, and left to govern a class of unruly teenagers. With no experience or guidance, Braithwaite attempts to instill discipline, confound prejudice and ultimately, to teach.

Revue de presse

"A book that the reader devours quickly, ponders slowly, and forgets not at all-Moving and inspiring" ( New York Times)

"E.R. Braithwaite's postwar novel about a black teacher fighting to win the respect of white pupils in a school in the East End of London is a milestone in the campaign for racial equality" ( Guardian)

"It is the noblest, most moving, least sentimental account of life in a modern school and of a teacher's struggles with his pupils and with himself that I have come across" (Michael Croft Observer)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Heinemann
• Date d'édition: 1971
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0435121480
• ISBN 13: 9780435121488
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 192
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