The whistling bird: women writers of the Carribean/
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London Boulder, Colorado Kingston, Jamaica:
A three Continents Book: Lynne Rienner Publishers: Ian Randle Publishers,
1998
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Table of Contents:
- Excerpt from The autobiography of my mother / Jamaica Kincaid
- I do not know my father / Esther Phillips
- Longtime story / Zee Edgell -Song for mother earth = Kantika pa mama tera ; The promise = PromesaOld lady = Habai / Nydia Ecry
- The child's return ; Love for an island ; Miss Garthside's greenhouse / Phyllis Allfrey
- Smile please / Christabel LaRonde
- Caribman ; Blacksister ; C'est juste une gu_epe ; Maroussia / Gilda Nassief
- The whistling bird ; Excerpt from Wide Sargasso Sea / Jean Rhys ; Madelene / Merle Collins ; Wayang kulit / Maryse Cond_e
- Excerpt from The bridge of beyond / Simone Schwarz-Bart
- Excerpt from Frangipani house / Beryl Gilroy
- Web of kin ; We the women ; These islands / Grace Nichols
- Night women / Edwidge Danticat
- Candy seller ; Bans O'Ooman! / Louise Bennett
- Excerpt from Myal / Erna Brodber
- Excerpt from Abeng / Michelle Cliff
- Burnt hill / Christine Craig
- Mulatta song ; Missing the mountains / Lorna Goodison
- Excerpt from Pocomania ; There will come a time / Una Marson
- Marine turtle ; Mule / Velma Pollard
- Discerner of hearts / Olive Senior
- Lunchtime revolution / Carmen Tipling
- Sweat, sugar and blood / Suzanne Dracius
- Eye-opener / Ana Lydia Vega
- Excerpt from When I was Puerto Rican / Esmeralda Santiago
- The tick-tick bicycle / Madeline Coopsammy
- Inez / Merle Hodge
- Excerpt from Bruised hibiscus / Elizabeth Nunez
- Arise, my love / Jan Williams.