Green Cane and Juicy Flotsam: Short Stories by Caribbean Women
Rutgers University Press, 1991
Paper: 978-0-8135-1738-4 | eISBN: 978-0-8135-5672-7 | Cloth: 978-0-8135-1737-7
Library of Congress Classification PN849.C32G74 1991
Dewey Decimal Classification 808.831089287
Paper: 978-0-8135-1738-4 | eISBN: 978-0-8135-5672-7 | Cloth: 978-0-8135-1737-7
Library of Congress Classification PN849.C32G74 1991
Dewey Decimal Classification 808.831089287
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY | REVIEWS | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
This collection of short stories features moving tales from the rich Caribbean oral tradition, stories that question women's traditional roles, present women's perspectives on the history of Caribbean slavery and colonialism, and convey the beautiful cadences of the language of Caribbean women. It offers the general reader a broad selection of the themes, styles, and techniques characteristic of contemporary women's fiction in the Caribbean. There are twenty-seven enjoyable and vibrant tales in this anthology, some of them originally written in English, others in French, Dutch, and Spanish. There are writers from Guadeloupe, Dominica, Jamaica, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Martinique, Antigua, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Surinam. Along with stories by well-known writers such as Jean Rhys, Jamaica Kincaid, Michelle Cliff, Maryse Conde, and Rosario Ferre, the anthology also includes first-rate stories by lesser-known but equally talented writers. The collection also contains a critical introduction, biographical notes, and a bibliography.
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