03660nam 2200721 a 450 991045429730332120200520144314.01-282-56586-997866125658610-313-08834-9(CKB)1000000000707680(EBL)495158(OCoLC)651663931(SSID)ssj0000376938(PQKBManifestationID)11282913(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000376938(PQKBWorkID)10334633(PQKB)11436272(MiAaPQ)EBC495158(Au-PeEL)EBL495158(CaPaEBR)ebr10271251(CaONFJC)MIL256586(EXLCZ)99100000000070768020080307d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiterature of the Caribbean[electronic resource] /Lizabeth Paravisini-GebertWestport, Conn. Greenwood Press20081 online resource (254 p.)Literature as windows to world cultures,1543-9968Description based upon print version of record.0-313-32845-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-234) and index.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 The farming of bones -- 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's Wide Sargasso Sea -- Simone Schwarz-Bart's The bridge of beyond -- Derek Walcott's Omeros.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.Literature as windows to world cultures.Caribbean literatureHistory and criticismCaribbean literature (English)History and criticismCaribbean literature (Spanish)History and criticismCaribbean literature (French)History and criticismNational characteristics, Caribbean, in literatureLiterature and historyCaribbean AreaCaribbean AreaIn literatureCaribbean AreaCivilizationElectronic books.Caribbean literatureHistory and criticism.Caribbean literature (English)History and criticism.Caribbean literature (Spanish)History and criticism.Caribbean literature (French)History and criticism.National characteristics, Caribbean, in literature.Literature and history809/.89729Paravisini-Gebert Lizabeth694119MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454297303321Literature of the Caribbean2035590UNINA