304 pp. 8vo
1986 · Havana
by Brathwaite, Edward Kamau
Havana: Ediciones Casa de las Americas, 1986. 304 pp. 8vo. Color printed paper wrappers in matching dust jacket. Some wear to dust jacket, but book is near fine. 304 pp. 8vo. A collection of essays by Brathwaite, winner of the 1986 Premio Casa de las Américas, one of Latin America's most prestigious literary awards. It focuses on the African influence on the Caribbean literature in English. It includes the essays: "Sir Galahad and the Islands", "Roots", "Jazz and the West Indian novel", "Caribbean critics", Creative literature of the British West Indies during the period of slavery", "Brother Mais", "The African presence in Caribbean literature", and "History of the voice
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