The Caribbean Short Story

Author : Stewart Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192802293
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories written by Stewart Brown and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Caribbean is the source of one of the richest, most accessible, and yet technically adventurous traditions of contemporary world literature. This collection extends beyond the realm of English-speaking writers, to include stories published in Spanish, French, and Dutch. It brings together contributions from major figures such as V. S. Naipaul, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and work from the exciting new generation of Caribbean writers represented by Edwidge Danticat, and Jamaica Kincaid.

Author : Jacob James Ross
Publisher : Peepal Tree Press
ISBN 13 : 9781845234102
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Peepal Tree Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories written by Jacob James Ross and published by Peepal Tree Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its beginnings 33 years ago, Peepal Tree has published around 45 collections of Caribbean short stories, reinforcing the view that the short story is the Caribbean literary form par excellence. This anthology draws from those collections, plus a few guests, focusing on work written over the past twenty-five years, the majority dealing with the recent post-independence period up to the present. Though quality is the ultimate criteria, this anthology is unrivalled in its range across the Anglophone Caribbean and its diasporas, and representative of Caribbean ethnicities, gender and sexual orientations. Stories offer images of the city from ghettos to gated communities, suburbia, villages, the coastal margins. They display a range of contemporary concerns: social fragmentation, political corruption, sexual politics. They display a range of short story genres from satire, gritty realism, magical realism, fantasy, the gothic, the folkloric, horror, crime, erotica, flash fiction, the speculative... Whilst the stories in the anthology collectively offer an insightful picture of both the contemporary Caribbean and of the current status of the Caribbean short story as a form, the overall editorial aim has been to create a book that gives the reader a rich, varied and rewarding reading experience. The collection includes the work of, amongst others, Opal Palmer Adisa, Christine Barrow, Rhoda Bharath, Jacqueline Bishop, Hazel Campbell, Merle Collins, Cyril Dabydeen, Kwame Dawes, Curdella Forbes, Ifeona Fulani, Keith Jardim, Barbara Jenkins, Meiling Jin, Cherie Jones, Helen Klonaris, Sharon Leach, Alecia McKenzie, Sharon Millar, Anton Nimblett, Geoffrey Philp, Velma Pollard, Jennifer Rahim, Raymond Ramcharitar, Jacob Ross, Leone Ross, Olive Senior, Jan Shinebourne, Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw and N.D. Williams.

Author : Edward Archibald Markham
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Penguin Book of Caribbean Short Stories written by Edward Archibald Markham and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1996 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning the history of Caribbean writing, this meticulously compiled collection of 40 short stories includes pre-Columbian legends and myths from India and Africa, and many stories that are an evocative reminder of the turbulent history of the region. Authors featured include Andrew Salkey, Jean Rhys, V.S. Naipaul, Jamaica Kincaid, and Lawrence Scott, among others. A major anthology reflecting the diversity and richness of Caribbean writing.

Author : Lucy Evans
Publisher : Peepal Tree Press
ISBN 13 : 9781845231262
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Caribbean Short Story written by Lucy Evans and published by Peepal Tree Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The short story has been integral to the development of Caribbean literature, and continues to offer possibilities for invention and reinvigoration. As the most comprehensive study of its kind, this important and timely volume explores the significance of the short story form to Caribbean cultural production across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The twenty original essays collected here offer a unique set of inquiries and insights into the historical, cultural and stylistic characteristics of Caribbean short story writing. The book draws together diverse critical perspectives from established and emerging scholars, including Shirley Chew, Alison Donnell, James Procter, Raymond Ramcharitar and Elaine Savory. Essays cover the publishing histories of specific islands; intersections of the local, global and diasporic; treatments of race and gender; language, orality and genre; and cultural contexts from tourism to calypso to cricket. Book jacket.

Author : Michael Marland
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Caribbean Stories written by Michael Marland and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1978 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contient:Drunkard of the river / Michael Anthony. Hunters and Hunted / Jan Carew. The tallow pole / Barnabas J. Ramon-Fortune. Avillage tragedy / John Hearne. The red ball / Ismith Khan. Blackout / Roger Mais. The enemy ; The baker's story ; The raffle / V.S. Naipaul. The visitor / H. Orlando Patterson. The bitter choice / Clifford Sealy. My fathers before me / Karl Sealy. Cane is bitter ; A drink of water / Samuel Selvon. A shark fins / Enrique Serpa.

Author : Trish Cooke
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0141373261
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Caribbean written by Trish Cooke and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of favourite tales gathered from the many different islands of the Caribbean, one of the world's richest sources of traditional storytelling. From the very first Kingfisher to Anansi the Spider Man, these lively retellings full of humour and pathos, are beautifully retold by Trish Cooke. The book includes endnotes with a glossary, additional information as well as ideas for activities that children can do to explore the stories further.

Author : Timothy O. Callender
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781451522600
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book It So Happen written by Timothy O. Callender and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caribbean short stories that will amuse and enlighten. These stories became topics for household conversations when they were first read on radio and Rediffusion by the late Frank Collymore and the late Alfred Pragnell. This is Barbadian and Caribbean dialect at its best. The visitor to the islands in the sun will enjoy this book. It will make the holiday that more memorable for these stories are so funny and true to life. Those who are students of language and culture will find in it a wealth of material... a must on any West Indian reading list.

Author : Deloris Craig
Publisher : Nelson Thornes
ISBN 13 : 9780748786640
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Labba and Creek Water written by Deloris Craig and published by Nelson Thornes. This book was released on 2004 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The comprises of ten short stories which should appeal to the target audience not only in the Caribbean but in other parts of the world. There are many young people of West Indian origin living in North America, Europe and elsewhere who want to read original stories that enable them to identify with their roots.

Author : Karen Lord
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1617755273
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean written by Karen Lord and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Caribbean has a powerful, modern tradition of fantastic literature that's on full display in this anthology of original fiction by writers from Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Bermuda...None of these writers is likely to be familiar to American audiences, but all are worth getting to know. Readers who love the writing of Nalo Hopkinson, Tobias S. Buckell, and Lord herself will savor this volume." --Publishers Weekly, Starred review "New Worlds, Old Ways fulfills its promise of arriving at a recognizable genre of Caribbean speculative fiction. Prior to this collection we have not had any reader-friendly approaches that have directly addressed the genre of Caribbean speculative fiction. Lord, and the various writers in this collection, have given readers access to a hitherto unexplored genre, one that differentiates as well as connects to the treasure trove of Caribbean literature. The collection is a boon for scholars and reading aficionados of the Speculative Fiction genre. And as the editor states, true to its world, New Worlds, Old Ways offers both depth and delight without disappointment. It suggests tthat if one looks closely enough, they will find that Caribbean fiction has always been speculative." --SX Salon Do not be misled by the "speculative" in the title. Although there may be robots and fantastical creatures, these common symbols are tools to frame the familiar from fresh perspectives. Here you will find the recent past and ongoing present of government and society with curfews, crime, and corruption; the universal themes of family, growth and death, love and hate; the struggle to thrive when power is capricious and revenge too bittersweet. Here too is the passage of everything—old ways, places, peoples, and ourselves—leaving nothing behind but memories, histories, and stories. This anthology speaks to the fragility of our Caribbean home, but reminds the reader that although home may be vulnerable, it is also beautifully resilient. The voice of our literature declares that in spite of disasters, this people and this place shall not be wholly destroyed. Read for delight, then read for depth, and you will not be disappointed. Brand-new stories by: Tammi Browne-Bannister, Summer Edward, Portia Subran, Brandon O'Brien, Kevin Jared Hosein, Richard B. Lynch, Elizabeth J. Jones, Damion Wilson, Brian Franklin, Ararimeh Aiyejina, and H.K. Williams. New Worlds, Old Ways is the third publication of Peekash Press, an imprint of Akashic Books and Peepal Tree Press committed to supporting the emergence of new Caribbean writing, and as part of the CaribLit project.

Author : Rob Kidd
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 9781599615233
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Coming Storm written by Rob Kidd and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2008 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teenage stowaway Jack Sparrow and his band of hoodlums are on a mission to find the legendary Sword of Cortâes which will grant them unimaginable power, but first they have to survive the power of the sea, vicious pirates, and ancient curses.