| 1. |  | Brother, I'm Dying
from Knopf
Price: $16.29
Customer Review:
Edwidge Danticat has crafted a remarkable memoir in this book - the story of two brothers, her father and her Uncle Joseph, their love for their family and most of all her love for both of them.
Dandicat was born in Haiti in 1969. When she was only two, her father left Haiti and moved to New... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Pirate's Daughter: A Novel
from Random House Trade Paperbacks
Price: $10.20
Customer Review:
It's hard to find these three qualities in one novel: enjoyable, moving and smart. "The Pirate's Daughter" is so engaging I never wanted to put it down, and I never wanted it to end. I was pulled into the tropical setting and the multi-national characters' lives, characters who are complex and... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | The Kingdom of This World: A Novel
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Price: $10.40
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Carpentier, the revered Cuban novelist who died in 1980, published The Kingdom of This World in 1949. The novel focuses on the history of the Haitian Revolution, as told through the eyes of Ti Noel. Ti Noel is an old slave who sees much sameness in the difference between the two reigning periods of... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | Collected Poems 1948-1984
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Customer Review:
...i firmly believe he has reperesented the caribbean in a way no- one has ever done before. Derek Walcott's diction and his superb metaphors are yet to be seen in any other caribbean poet. Yet, like the jamaican reggae superstar Bob Marley, Walcott has used his art in such a way that the whole... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Abeng
from Plume
Price: $11.20
Customer Review:
Abeng is an incredible work of post-colonial literature, that via the life of protagonist Clare Savage, vividly explores the notions and ways in which racism, colourism, homophobia and economic-class division has embedded itself in the social fabric of British-dominated Jamaica.While I cannot... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 6. | ![]() | Brown Girl in the Ring
from Aspect
Customer Review:
Nalo Hopkinson is an incredibly gifted writer - the marriage of Carribbean folklore and science fiction is genuis, that will never get old.
This book is not just a good story - it's social and moral commentary, it's a scary glimpse into the future of Western "civilization" if we continue as is.... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Unburnable
from Amistad
Price: $11.16
Customer Review:
I had heard many many good things about this book, so I had to get my hands on it ASAP. I was told by my best friend to postpone starting it until I knew for sure I had time to finish it.. So after a few busy weekends, I finally dedicated a weekend to reading this book. End result: I did nothing all... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | A Taste Of Sin
from Kensington
Price: $11.20
Customer Review:
Fionna Zedde not only tantalizes her reader with an abundance of steamy scenes, but she also uses poetic detail in her descriptions of the scenery, the food, and the emotions involved. "Bliss" was captivating, but after convincing my self to read "A Taste of Sin", I quickly became very much a Zedde... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Selected Poems
from Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Price: $18.25
Customer Review:
This really is a wonderful anthology. Baugh is to be congratulated for his selection of Walcott poems. What is most impressive about this book is the remarkable consistency of superb and characteristic poetry from the beginnings of Walcott's career to more recent work. The themes of exile, Walcott's... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories
from Oxford University Press, USA
Customer Review:
Sadly, this was to be John Wickham's last contribution to West Indian literature, as one of the region's finest writers and editors died in 2000. Indeed, the reader owes a debt of gratitude to Wickham for his discerning eye and vast knowledge of Caribbean writers and writing shine through in this... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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