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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827013903321

Autore

Paravisini-Gebert Lizabeth

Titolo

Literature of the Caribbean / / Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn. : , : Greenwood Press, , 2008

New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-68020-5

1-282-56586-9

9786612565861

0-313-08834-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 244 pages)

Collana

Literature as windows to world cultures, , 1543-9968

Disciplina

809/.89729

Soggetti

Caribbean literature (English) - History and criticism

Caribbean literature (French) - History and criticism

Caribbean literature (Spanish) - History and criticism

Caribbean literature - History and criticism

Literature and history - Caribbean Area

National characteristics, Caribbean, in literature

Caribbean Area Civilization

Caribbean Area In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Michael Anthony's The year in San Fernando -- Alejo Carpentier's The kingdom of this world -- Michelle Cliff's Abeng -- Maryse Conde's I, Tituba, black witch of Salem -- Raphael Confiant's Mamzelle dragonfly -- Edwidge Danticat's Breath, eyes, memory -- Zee Edgell's Beka Lamb -- Magali García Ramis's Happy days, uncle Sergio -- Jamaica Kincaid's Annie John -- Mayra Montero's The messenger -- V. S. Naipaul's The mystic masseur -- Patricia Powell's A small gathering of bones -- Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea -- Simone Schwarz-Bart's The bridge of beyond -- Derek Walcott's Omeros -- Joseph zobel's Black Shack Alley.

Sommario/riassunto

The Caribbean is an exotic but not too distant land, full of rich cultural traditions. The literature of the Caribbean reflects the social, political, and cultural concerns of the region and is a valuable tool for learning



about the area and its people. This book includes chapters on roughly a dozen contemporary Caribbean writers. Along with plot summaries, these sections discuss major themes and give close attention to how Caribbean culture figures in the writer's texts. To help students conduct further research, each chapter cites works for further reading.