Literature of the Caribbean

Literature of the Caribbean /

The Caribbean is an exotic but not too distant land, full of rich cultural traditions. The literature of the Caribbean reflects the social, political, and cultural concerns of the region and is a valuable tool for learning about the area and its people. This book includes chapters on roughly a dozen...

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Main Author: Paravisini-Gebert, Lizabeth
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008
Series:Literature as windows to world cultures.
Subjects:
Caribbean literature > History and criticism.
Caribbean literature (English) > History and criticism.
Caribbean literature (Spanish) > History and criticism.
Caribbean literature (French) > History and criticism.
National characteristics, Caribbean, in literature.
Literature and history > Caribbean Area.
Caribbean Area > In literature.
Caribbean Area > Civilization.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Michael Anthony's The year in San Fernando
  • Alejo Carpentier's The kingdom of this world
  • Michelle Cliff's Abeng
  • Maryse Conde's I, Tituba, black witch of Salem
  • Raphael Confiant's Mamzelle Dragonfly
  • Edwidge Danticat's The farming of bones
  • Zee Edgell's Beka Lamb
  • Magali García Ramis's Happy days, Uncle Sergio
  • Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John
  • Mayra Montero's The messenger
  • V.S. Naipaul's The mystic masseur
  • Patricia Powell's A small gathering of bones
  • Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea
  • Simone Schwarz-Bart's The bridge of beyond
  • Derek Walcott's Omeros.

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