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The Caribbean has long played a central role in the history of the novel in English. Written as a basic textbook for American and British undergraduate survey courses in Caribbean literature, this book outlines important issues students should consider when reading the Anglophone Caribbean novel. Booker and Juraga provide a cogent historical survey of the development of the Caribbean novel within the context of broader developments such as colonialism, decolonization, and post-colonialism. Essays on eight novels by prominent Caribbean novelists explore their major themes and concerns. In addition, a number of shorter essays examine other novelists and their writings.

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Contents

Contents:
1. Introduction: Historical Survey of the Caribbean Novel in English
Full-Length Essays
2. George Lamming, In the Castle of My Skin (Barbados, 1953)
3. Paule Marshall, The Chosen Place, the Timeless People (Barbados/U.S., 1969)
4. Merle Hodge, Crick Crack, Monkey (Trinidad, 1970)
5. Sam Selvon, Moses Ascending (Trinidad, 1975)
6. Michael Thelwell, The Harder They Come (Jamaica, 1980)
7. Zee Edgell, Beka Lamb (Belize, 1982)
8. Earl Lovelace, The Wine of Astonishment (Trinidad, 1982)
9. Michelle Cliff, Abeng (Jamaica, 1984)
Shorter Essays
10. C.L.R. James, Minty Alley (Trinidad, 1936)
11. V.S. Reid, New Day (Jamaica, 1949)
12. Ralph de Boissière, Crown Jewel (Trinidad, 1952)
13. Roger Mais, The Hills Were Joyful Together (Jamaica, 1953)
14. V.S. Naipaul, Miguel Street (Trinidad, 1959)
15. Wilson Harris, The Palace of the Peacock (Guyana, 1960)
16. Orlando Patterson, The Children of Sisyphus (Jamaica, 1964)
17. Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea (Dominica, 1966)
18. Merle Collins, Angel (Grenada, 1987)
19. Earl Lovelace, Salt (Trinidad, 1996)
Bibliography
Index