Pamela MarÃ­a Smorkaloff,James Carnegie,Esteban Montejo,Simone Schwarz-Bart,Pedro Mir,Austin Clarke,Alejo Carpentier,Ana Lydia Vega,Caryl Phillips,Chely Lima,Michelle Cliff,C.L.R. James,Roberto FernÃ¡ndez Retamar
In this unprecedented collection, Pamela Maria Smorkaloff brings together fiction from the French-, Spanish-, and English-speaking Caribbean, much of it translated here for the first time. The bookâ€™s wide-ranging and diverse selections address the central themes of the regionâ€™s literature: the plantation, maroon society, colonial education, rural and urban life, womenâ€™s changing roles in the modern Caribbean, exile, and the diaspora. Works include Jamaican author James Carnegieâ€™s powerful novella ,Wages Paid, about a day in the life of a slave plantation, a selection by noted Guadeloupan novelist Simone Schwarz-Brat, Puerto Rican short stories from Ana Lydia Vega, and fiction from the Dominican Republic, Cuba, St. Kitts, and Barbados. Together they offer the first picture of a Caribbean voice and aesthetic, and an extensive bibliography of further reading invites students, scholars, and others to explore beyond this initial collection.,From Columbusâ€™ diaries on, the Caribbean has been the scene onto which a steady stream of myths has been imposed ,If I Could Write This in Fire, offers the first collection of authentic Caribbean voicesâ€”a small set of gems that will introduce readers to a rich and lyric tradition.
Fiction,Anthologies
If I Could Write This in Fire: An Anthology of Literature from the Caribbean