Synopses & Reviews
This anthology provides readers with a sampler of the energy, commitment, and sheer brilliance of a whole new generation of Caribbean writers.
Table of Contents
James Berry (Jamaica), Miss Dorcas ; Wayne Brown (Trinidad), The Crossing ; Clyde Hosein (Trinidad), The Man at the Gate ; Hazel D. Campbell (Jamaica), The Thursday Wife ; Ian MacDonald (Trinidad/Guyana), The Duel in the Mercy Ward ; Rooplal Monar (Guyana), Bahadur ; Jamaica Kincaid (Antigua), My Mother ; Neil Bissoondath (Trinidad/Canada), Insecurity ; Opal Palmer Adisa (Jamaica), Duppy Get Her ; Austin Clarke (Barbados), A Funeral ; Faustin Charles (Trinidad), Signpost of the Phoenix ; Cyril Dabydeen (Guyana/Canada), Bitter Blood ; Willi Chen (Trinidad), The Stickfighter ; Amryl Johnson (Trinidad), Yardstick ; Olive Senior (Jamaica), The Two Grandmothers ; Lorna Goodison (Jamaica), Della Makes Life ; Lawrence Scott (Trinidad), King Sailor One J'Overt Morning ; Earl Lovelace (Trinidad), Shoemaker Arnold ; Earl McKenzie (Jamaica), Fear of the Sea ; Velma Pollard (Jamaica), My Mother ; Jan Shienbourne (Guyana), The Maid in Bel Air ;