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West Indians

  • Author:
    Walcott, Derek
    Summary:

    Tiepolo's Hound joins the quests of two Caribbean men. Camille Pissarro, born in 1830, leaves his native St. Thomas to follow his vocation as a painter in Paris. The poet himself hunts for a detail -- "a slash of pink on the inner thigh...

  • Author:
    Daley-Clarke, Donna
    Summary:

    Daley-Clarke entwines the street-smart stories of one black family facing racism and loss in 1970s London. With his father in jail, his mother passed on, and his comic book idols outgrown, lazy-eyed teenager Geoffhurst must find a new...

  • Author:
    Naipaul, V. S.
    Summary:

    Two English people take a road trip from an unnamed African capitol to their enclave. The further they travel, the more they cross the line separating privileged outsiders from horrified victims.

  • Author:
    Mootoo, Shani
    Summary:

    Set on the fictional Caribbean island of Guanagaspar around the time of the Second World War, and in modern-day Vancouver, He Drown She in the Sea, fulfills the promise of Shani Mootoo’s internationally acclaimed debut novel, ...

  • Author:
    Pierre, Émeline
    Summary:

    Les nouvelles de ce recueil nous transportent au Québec, en Afrique et au cœur des Antilles, derrière le décor exotique et trompeur des hôtels et des plages. Coupeur de canne ou ouvrière en Guadeloupe, travailleur clandestin en...

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