Evolution of Charlie K

The Evolution of Charlie K is a novel that follows the adventures of a young native man from Papua and New Guinea who is thrust into American schooling and university life in 1960. He experiences extreme racial prejudice and violence but also encounters generosity of spirit in an inward-looking America. The novel also explores the effects of war on his country during WW2 and the largely tribal society that remains after its independence in 1975.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 328 pages
Publication date: 28 August 2021
Publisher: Troubador Publishing

Charlie K is abruptly thrust from a prehistoric society into the unfamiliar terrain of American education and university life in 1960, Papua, and New Guinea. The young man is immediately confronted with severe racial discrimination, which he must navigate. He endures physical violence but also witnesses the kindness of strangers in an otherwise inward-looking America. We accompany Charlie K not only on his adventures in the United States but also later when he returns to his own country. He resides in a remote tribal region, where he experiences vividly depicted episodes with unexpected and thrilling encounters.

The Evolution of Charlie K chronicles the fortunes (and misfortunes) of a young native man from one of the most extraordinary countries in the world. It draws on the effects of war on his country during World War II. A country that, after its independence in 1975, is still largely a tribal society.

Charlie K is abruptly thrust from a prehistoric society into the unfamiliar terrain of American education and university life in 1960, Papua, and New Guinea. The young man is immediately confronted with severe racial discrimination, which he must navigate. He endures physical violence but also witnesses the kindness of strangers in an otherwise inward-looking America. We accompany Charlie K not only on his adventures in the United States but also later when he returns to his own country. He resides in a remote tribal region, where he experiences vividly depicted episodes with unexpected and thrilling encounters.

The Evolution of Charlie K chronicles the fortunes (and misfortunes) of a young native man from one of the most extraordinary countries in the world. It draws on the effects of war on his country during World War II. A country that, after its independence in 1975, is still largely a tribal society.

Charlie K is abruptly thrust from a prehistoric society into the unfamiliar terrain of American education and university life in 1960, Papua, and New Guinea. The young man is immediately confronted with severe racial discrimination, which he must navigate. He endures physical violence but also witnesses the kindness of strangers in an otherwise inward-looking America. We accompany Charlie K not only on his adventures in the United States but also later when he returns to his own country. He resides in a remote tribal region, where he experiences vividly depicted episodes with unexpected and thrilling encounters.

The Evolution of Charlie K chronicles the fortunes (and misfortunes) of a young native man from one of the most extraordinary countries in the world. It draws on the effects of war on his country during World War II. A country that, after its independence in 1975, is still largely a tribal society.

Weight: 408g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 31 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800462830