Green Cane and Juicy Flotsam

Short Stories by Caribbean Women

Author: Carmen C. Esteves
Secondary Author: Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert
ISBN: 9780813517384

"Unique . . . a wonderful collection that will receive much attention." --Barbara Christian, University of California at Berkeley "The panorama of insights and visions is vast . . . the context of women's writings is a broadening link, connecting these writers with their contemporaries in other cultures around the world." --Gregory Rabassa "Provides wonderful insights into writing by women from the Caribbean." --J. Michael Dash, The University of the West Indies 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 orig

Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publish Date: 1991-01-01

Subjects: Fiction / Anthologies (multiple authors), Literary Collections / Caribbean & Latin American

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Anthologies)