I just bought a copy of Junot Dìaz's novel and I cannot wait to read it. I still have to finish LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA, SHARP OJECTS and TO THE LIGHTHOUSE.
There is a great deal of interesting literary fiction and non-fiction books about the Caribbean. I have read books by Caribbean writers or writers of Caribbean descent like, Zadie Smith, Julia Alvarez, Edwige Danticat, Jamaica Kincaid and Andrea Levy. I don't know of many commerical fiction writers. If you have some suggestions, please share them. Thanks.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
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i have been reading your blog and wonder if you would contact me about my rome apartment. read a little about me and my place at https://www.homeexchange.com/show.php?id=52099
not a blogger and dont know how to contact you but being an angelino/romana encouraged me to contact you. love your blog. lizardla@aol.com
We tried to get this author to speak at my job, but the times didn't work out. he seems very cool.
i have to finish "guests of the ayatollah" (or as I call it, win a date with the ayatollah) and then i'm on to the kite runner.
anon are you and lizard the same person? if so I sent you and email about the apartment.
gibber - let me know what you think of the Kite Runner.
Caribbean literary and commercial fiction writers I can think of offhand:
-Ian Mcdonald (The Hummingbird Tree)
-Rosa Guy (My Love, My Love; The Friends, Ruby, etc.)
-Earl Lovelace (The Dragon Can't Dance; The Wine of Astonishment etc.)
-Maryse Conde (I haven't read her but her work is acclaimed)
-Roger Mais (Brother Man etc.)
-Samuel Selvon (A Brighter Sun; Ways of Sunlight etc.)
wordtryst - thank you so much. I am going to ad these to my "to read" list.
that should be "add"
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