Robert Antoni
1) Carnival
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Robert Antoni has established himself as one of the most innovative voices to emerge from the Caribbean and the Americas. His ambitious third novel, Carnival, takes us on an expedition that stretches from contemporary New York City to the glitter of Trinidadian Carnival, and deep into the island's mountainous interior. Narrator William Fletcher is an aspiring novelist who has come to New York to escape his affluent West Indian roots. A chance meeting...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
In the West Indies, a white woman and her black maid are brought together by personal drama. It happens when the white woman surprises the other attempting a self-abortion. As the white nurses the black to health, they exchange life stories and a new relationship develops. By the author of Divina Trace.
Series
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"To travel through the 19 works of poetry and prose in this remarkable anthology is to experience Trinidad and Tobago through a kaleidoscopic lens. The writings are grouped into four historically significant periods (''Leaving Colonialism,'' ''Facing Independence,'' ''Looking In,'' and ''Losing Control''). It's an effective construct; the reader experiences island culture and history as a part of its time, formed by a pastiche of nationality, culture,...