Literature

Literature, Reviews

Turning point

The early 1950s were something of a boom time for Caribbean literature. London publishers were scrambling to acquire writers such as...

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Culture, Literature

Miss Bobby and the Tarantula

When I first met Miss Bobby I took her for a Trini. But when she opened her mouth I decided she was a Nowherian. We started going around...

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Literature, Reviews, Guyana

In the Rain Forest of the Mind

Few places on earth are as remote or mysterious as Guyana’s interior. While the capital Georgetown and the other main settlements cling...

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Literature, People, United Kingdom, Trinidad and Tobago

The worlds of Lawrence Scott

Lawrence Scott could be excused if he felt a twinge of apprehension as he flew to Trinidad in October 1998. He was on his way to launch a...

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Embark, Literature, Reviews

Caribbean Bookshelf (January/February 2016)

The Merchant of Feathers, by Tanya Shirley (Peepal Tree Press, 64 pp, ISBN 9781845232337) A merchant of feathers sells soft things in hard...

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Embark, Literature, Business

Put me in the picture

Soft footsteps followed me down the biscuit aisle. A pair of ackee-seed eyes peered at me from around the milk refrigerator. A small head...

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Embark, Literature, Reviews

Caribbean Bookshelf (November/December 2015)

The Star Side of Bird Hill, by Naomi Jackson (Penguin Press, 304 pp, ISBN 9781594205958) “Oh dear heart. Too much of even what you love...

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Immerse, Literature, People

Gerard Besson: “I’m such a set of loose ends”

I only became white recently, you know. I remember the day — but that’s another story. Daddy was white and blond, and looked like Bing...

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