商品簡介
本書以千里達一座可可莊園為舞台，描寫獨立後社會中微妙而複雜的人際張力。當英國人 Garry Johnson 來訪，村中的 obeahman Manko 便預見「麻煩將至」。這份不安很快成真——Garry 愛上了印度女子 Sarojini，原本看似和諧的日常，逐漸被猜忌、競逐與衝突取代。小說透過不同族群之間的互動，細膩呈現殖民遺緒、情感慾望與文化差異如何交織。Sam Selvon 以溫和卻精準的筆觸，融合幽默與民間信仰，使故事在平實敘述中蘊含深層社會觀察，被譽為加勒比文學的重要代表。
"I see trouble. Plenty trouble."
The village obeahman Manko foresees trouble when an Englishman Garry Johnson comes to stay in the cacao estate of his friend Roger Franklin in Trinidad. Before long his prophecy is fulfilled when the visitor falls in love with the lovey Indian Sarojini. What had been a carefree atmosphere quickly evaporates, replaced with a tension-filled air full of jealousies, rivalries and intrigues as three races interact in post-independence Trinidad.
作者簡介
The author of more than a dozen books, Sam Selvon was one of the most important writers to have emerged in the West Indies. After spending two decades in England, he lived in Calgary, Alberta.
