The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publish date: 01/01/2008
The distinctly Anglophone viewpoint of such prominent authors as Jean Rhys, Sam Sevlon, V.S. Naipual, and E.A. Markham is richly contrasted by contributions from French, Spanish, and Dutch writers Like Alejo Carpentier, Ren Depestre, and Thea Doelwijt, while the new generation -- represented by such writers as Edwidge Danticat and Patrick Chamoiseau -- points the way forward for Caribbean writing into the twenty-first century. With his stimulating introduction, Brown provides an up-to-date overview of Caribbean writing. Exploring the literature's themes of history, race, social justice, identity, and migration, he traces its evolution from the gritty naturalism of the Anglophone tradition to the magical realism of the French and Spanish traditions to a body of contemporary pan-Caribbean literature that cannot be contained in any convenient linguistic, geographical, or thematic definition.
Charting the shifting ideologies and styles of this century -- from the flamboyant wit of Samuel Selvon to the deceptive simplicity of Jamaica Kincaid -- The Oxford Book Caribbean Short Stories delivers a wealth ofsatisfactions in a single volume with unprecedented range.
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