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Austin, Clarke

HarperCollins Canada / Not Applicable

An important collection of recent poetry.

The New Modern Poetry: British and American Poetry Since World War II

Literature & Fiction

Allen GINSBERG

Sylvia Plath

Randall Jarrell

Robert Lowell

Theodore Roethke

Thomas, Kinsella

Richard Wilbur

Robert, Duncan

TED HUGHES

Poetry

Macmillan

<p>"The West Indians' primitive vitality and humanity in Storm of Fortune is rendered in ... some of the most delightful dialogue to see print in many a long year." -Library Journal</p>

Storm of Fortune: The Toronto Trilogy

World Literature

Random House of Canada, Limited

When Mary-Mathilda, one of the most respected women on the colonized island of Bimshire (also known as Barbados), calls the police to confess to a crime, the result is a shattering all-night vigil. She claims the crime is against Mr. Belfeels, the powerful manager of the sugar plantation that dominates the villagers' lives and for whom she has worked for more than thirty years as a field laborer, kitchen help, and maid. She was also Mr. Belfeels's mistress, kept in good financial status in the Great House of the plantation, and the mother of his only son, Wilberforce, a successful doctor, who after living abroad returns to the island.Set in the period following World War II, The Polished Hoe unravels over the course of twenty-four hours but spans the lifetime of one woman and the collective experience of a society characterized by slavery. Infused with Joycean overtones, this remarkable novel -- winner of the 2002 Giller Prize, the Commonwealth Writers Prize Best Book Award, Canada and Caribbean region; and a bestseller in Canada -- evokes the power of memory and the indomitable strength of the human spirit.

Polished Hoe

HARPERCOLLINS,AUSTRALIA

The Polished Hoe

Contemporary

HARPER/COLLINS

Thomas Kinsella is among the most distinguished modern poets. His work over fifty years has challenged and enriched the poetic landscape. Rooted in locality, Kinsella's poetry employs myth and modernism in explorations that range from intense lyricism to political satire and social commentary. This representative selection of the poetry he has published from 1956 to 2006 invites readers to explore the range of his poetic world.

Selected Poems [of] Austin Clarke

The Dolmen Press

Choosing His Coffin. The Best Stories of Austin Clarke

United States

Thomas Allen Publishers. Toronto, Canada

Austin Clarke's classic story of British colonial education is the subject of Growing Up Stupid Under the Union Jack. It is the story of a boy whose mother struggled against seemingly impossible odds to give her son the best available education. Generations of Barbadians, and West Indians, will identify with young Austin Clarke, from the absentee father to the challenges of a daily life in a society based on colour and class prejudice and a rigid set of customs and rules imported from England and imposed on Caribbean society. Growing Up Stupid Under the Union Jack is more than a memoir; it provides a rare in-depth look into the nature of the colonial condition, told with humour, wit and an authentic Bajan voice.

Growing Up Stupid Under the Union Jack: a Memoir

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

T. Allen Publishers

Selected poems

Wake Forest University Press

Selected Poems

WAKE FOREST UNIV PRESS

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