| If I Could Write This in Fire: An Anthology of Literature from the Caribbean |  | Creator: Pamela Maria Smorkaloff
Publisher: New Pr
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 2590794
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 448
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Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 6.5 x 1.5
ISBN: 1565841816
Dewey Decimal Number: 809.89729
EAN: 9781565841819
ASIN: 1565841816
Publication Date: November 1994
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Brings together fiction from the French- Spanish-, & English-speaking Caribbean, much of it translated here for the first time. The 15 selections deal with basic themes of the region's literature: the plantation, maroon society, colonial educ., rural & urban life, women's changing roles in the modern Caribbean, exile, & the diaspora. Works include Jamaican author James Carnegie's, ''Wages Paid,''; a selection by Guadeloupan novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart; Puerto Rican short stories from Ana Lydia Vega; & fiction from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, St. Kitts, & Barbados. Together they offer the first picture of a Caribbean voice & aesthetic. An extensive bibliography of further reading invites you to explore beyond this initial collection.
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If you are a student of the Caribbean - otherwise.... May 24, 2000
Allan M. Gathercoal (Norcross, GA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Colorful and charismatic, the Caribbean is abundant with stories that beg to be told. Pamela Smorkaloff, a teacher at NYU Center for Caribbean Studies, gathers stories from various islands that bring the Caribbean and its people to life in this book.Smorkaloff's selections seek to counterbalance the "Europeanizing" of the Caribbean reality. The authors she selected all have a sense of belonging to a Caribbean consciousness..."anchored in reality, history and culture." From slavery and sugar cane to rural peasantry and cruise ships, these stories reflect an evolution of identity. Though this anthology is interesting, the writers failed to engage me. As is true with most collections of writers, you have some that enthrall you while others bore you. "If I Could Write This In Fire" lacked outstanding authors and had just a scattering of good writers. However, if you are a student of the Caribbean and its culture, this book could be beneficial. Otherwise, there are better reads. Conditionally recommended.
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