"What a powerful writer.... A Caribbean One Hundred Years of Solitude." Fay Weldon "Why was this book overlooked?" Salman Rushdie "Rare and magical. The first of its kind... wonderful evocative language; complete emotional range; a loving, touching insight into human and family relationships. Sam Selvon Witchbroom is a visionary history of a Caribbean Spanish/French Creole family and an island over four centuries to 20th-century independence. With an innovative tone and content, its carnival tales of crime and passion are ...
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"What a powerful writer.... A Caribbean One Hundred Years of Solitude." Fay Weldon "Why was this book overlooked?" Salman Rushdie "Rare and magical. The first of its kind... wonderful evocative language; complete emotional range; a loving, touching insight into human and family relationships. Sam Selvon Witchbroom is a visionary history of a Caribbean Spanish/French Creole family and an island over four centuries to 20th-century independence. With an innovative tone and content, its carnival tales of crime and passion are told by the narrator Lavren, who is both male and female. First published in 1992, Witchbroom became a Caribbean classic. The follow-ing year it became a BBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime, broadcast over eight nights and read by the author. It was shortlisted for a Commonwealth Writers Prize Best First Book. A pioneering work, it heralded a new generation of modernist Caribbean writers who, like Scott, broke away from a predominantly realist literary tradition; Witchbroom identifes more with magic realism. A richly entertaining and many layered read, its hermaphrodite narrator brings a contemporary flavour to the novel. The title Witchbroom refers to a fungus that attacks cocoa trees, and is also used as a metaphor for the decline of the island s plantocracy.
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Add this copy of Witchbroom to cart. $1.99, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Heinemann Educational Books.
Add this copy of Witchbroom (Caribbean Writers Series) to cart. $4.96, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Heinemann.
Add this copy of Witchbroom (Caribbean Writers Series) to cart. $4.98, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Heinemann.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
Add this copy of Witchbroom to cart. $6.98, very good condition, Sold by Cozy Book Cellar rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by Papillote Press.
Add this copy of Witchbroom (Caribbean Writers Series) to cart. $11.96, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1993 by Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
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