Candid, honest, and empathetic, this disarming volume of poetry revels in poems that undress the foibles of family?from a father’s smallness to a mother’s ?fortissimo”?all located within the unique la
Acting as an homage to the great Guyanese poet Martin Carter, this collection bears witness tohis role as the nation’s conscience in Guyana’s continual agony among ethnic divisions
First published in 1941, this vivid and poetic family saga was the first modern novel to focus on the lives of immigrants from India in the British Caribbean colonies. Set on the coast of British Gui
Drawing on a powerful sense of Trinidadian history and moving seamlessly between matters of family and matters of country, Jennifer Rahim’s confessional and sensitive poems explore the threats and rea
A young man is killed in a traffic accident at a busy intersection of a Welsh seaside resort. Through shifting time sequences and multiple points of view, this detailed novel follows a small group of
Newly available after 40 years, this partly autobiographical love affair?with the Jamaican language and landscape gives a penetrating look at the racial politics of the 1950s and 1960s and the search
Offering a richly nuanced portrayal placing Haiti in a global context as a place of ethnic and cultural complexity, this novel explores the role of spirituality in Caribbean life and culture. Told thr
Told in two voices, educated Jamaican English and the nation-language of the people, this dramatic novel tells the story of a well-meaning, middle-class woman and a young boy from the ghetto whom she
A contemporary portrait of estrangement, this novel explores the African diaspora and the encounters made by people of African descent as they journey from New York to London, St. Lucia, and Senegal.
In this collection of short stories, meditations and prose poems, Brenda Flanagan celebrates the capacity of women to endure with resilience, stoicism and frequently humour. The stories give a vivid p
'So you want to be a coolie woman?' This accusation thrown at twelve year old June Lehall by her mother signifies only one of the crises June faces during the two dramatic weeks this fast-paced novel
A man lies in a newspaper-lined room dreaming an other life. Bob Marley's spirit flew into him at the moment of the singer's death. A woman detaches herself from her perfunctory husband and finds the
In 1940s British Guiana, sugar estate life is still 'too slavish'. Under the iron rule of the white manager and with work practices little changed since the days of slavery and indenture, the workers
Josephe, safe in Canada, watches the television images of Haiti's descent into chaos following the collapse of the Baby Doc regime. She sees an angry mob stone to death a tonton macoute, whom she rec
Staring into the hideous face of evil and illustrating the fragility of courage, this tale centers on Kamal, an East Pakistani who is born without a mouth and tongue. Rescued and educated by Abbas Mia
This posthumous collection of poetry displays poet Dennis Scott's acute observation of the rituals and interactions between people, as well as the resolute integrity of his Caribbean heritage. Particu
Conflict between Africans and Indians has undermined social and economic development in Guyana for more than four decades. This sequel to Contributions Towards the Resolution of Conflict in Guyana mov
Based on remarkably detailed original research, this study examines 19th-century, Indian indentured-migration work in Malaysia. Tracking the arrival of the Indian people and the history of labor movem
Christianity, Caribbean culture, and the human experience are inextricably linked and vividly explored in this poetry collection, amassed from more than 30 years of published and unpublished works.
Lionel Froad hopes to rediscover Lobo, his alter ego from ancestral times, while on an architectural survey in the horn of Africa. Instead, he finds himself having complex relationships between his fi
