The Caribbean novel in English : an introduction / M. Keith Booker and Dubravka Juraga.

Author/creator Booker, M. Keith
Other author Juraga, Dubravka.
Format Book
Publication InfoPortsmouth, NH : Heinemann, ©2001.
Descriptionviii, 205 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Caribbean fiction (English)--History and criticism.
West Indian fiction (English)--History and criticism.
English fiction--20th century. --History and criticism.
Caribbean Area--In literature.
West Indies--In literature.

Contents Introduction: Historical survey of the Caribbean novel in English -- George Lamming : In the castle of my skin (Barbados, 1953) -- Paule Marshall : The chosen place, the timeless people (Barbados/U.S., 1969) -- Merle Hodge : Crick crack, monkey (Trinidad, 1970) -- Sam Selvon : Moses ascending (Trinidad, 1975) -- Michael Thelwell : The harder they come (Jamaica, 1980) -- Zee Edgell : Beka Lamb (Belize, 1982) -- Earl Lovelace : The wine of astonishment (Trinidad, 1982) -- Michelle Cliff : Abeng (Jamaica, 1984) -- C.L.R. James : Minty Alley (Trinidad, 1936) -- V.S. Reid : New day (Jamaica, 1949) -- Ralph de Boissière : Crown jewel (Trinidad, 1952) -- Roger Mais : The hills were joyful together (Jamaica, 1953) -- V.S. Naipaul : Miguel Street (Trinidad, 1959) -- Wilson Harris : The palace of the peacock (Guyana, 1960) -- Orlando Patterson : The children of Sisyphus (Jamaica, 1964) -- Jean Rhys : Wide Sargasso Sea (Dominica, 1966) -- Merle Collins : Angel (Grenada, 1987) -- Earl Lovelace : Salt (Trinidad, 1996).
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [185]-199) and index.
LCCN 00025366
ISBN0325002126 (Heinemann pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0325002525 (Heinemann cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0852555601 (James Currey pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9766370249 (Ian Randle pbk. : alk. paper)

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