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In this remarkable collection of new Caribbean stories, a Trinidadian returns after long years away in America and yeards for ppints of contact with his past and the island he lovses; a native Carib wanders listelssly and homelessly between forest and home, across borders that aremeaningless to himl a teacher confrints a young guerilla he believes he's helped to create; a man is haunted by a witnessed act of racial violence... A gentle, deeply probing, and thoughtful look at various facets of Trinidadian life.

Produktbeschreibung
In this remarkable collection of new Caribbean stories, a Trinidadian returns after long years away in America and yeards for ppints of contact with his past and the island he lovses; a native Carib wanders listelssly and homelessly between forest and home, across borders that aremeaningless to himl a teacher confrints a young guerilla he believes he's helped to create; a man is haunted by a witnessed act of racial violence... A gentle, deeply probing, and thoughtful look at various facets of Trinidadian life.
Autorenporträt
John Stewart was born in Trinidad and educated at California State University, Stanford University, and the University of California in Los Angeles. His short stories have appeared in, among other places, The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories (1990) and Best West Indian Short Stories (London: Nelson, 1981). He is a recipient of a Royal Society of Literature Award for Last Cool Days. Currently he is professor and director of African American and African Studies, University of California, Davis.