The book of James — Marlon James
“You know that Cormac McCarthy thing you do where you start a sentence and you add an and, and then add some words, and then another and,...
Caribbean Bookshelf (September/October 2015)
The Galaxy Game, by Karen Lord (Del Rey, 336 pp, ISBN 9780345534071) Love, politics, and sweat commingle in The Galaxy Game, Barbadian...
Caribbean Bookshelf (July/August 2015)
A Brief History of Seven Killings, by Marlon James (Riverhead Books, 704 pp, ISBN 9781594486005) Many roads in writing have led to Bob...
Butterfly Pirouette
At last, Auntie fainted. The cameraman’s face had turned green. Mrs Beech drank glasses of water in quick succession. She squirmed in the...
Caribbean Bookshelf (May/June 2015)
Sounding Ground, by Vladimir Lucien (Peepal Tree Press, 73 pp, ISBN 9781845232399) The narrator in one of St Lucian Vladimir Lucien’s...
Showcase: Coming Up Hot
Learning to Breathe in Luminous Water By Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné They say you can teach yourself to breathe underwater here. I’ve heard...
Guerrilla: V.S. Naipaul
In rural England, where he lives, Naipaul responded graciously to the news of his award. He acknowledged England (his “home”), India...
Caribbean Bookshelf (May/June 2001)
Pick of the Month The Coyaba Chronicles: Reflections on the Black Experience in the 20th Century Peter Abrahams (Ian Randle Publisher/David...
