Bøger om Caribien

A historic and cultural dive into the world of Mexico's most beloved sport

The "revelatory" (The New York Review of Books) story of an ordinary man, his century, and his home. Jamaica Kincaid's first obsession, the island of Antigua, comes vibrantly to life under the gaze of Mr. Potter, an illiterate chauffeur who makes his living along the wide, open roads that pass the only towns he has ever seen. The sun shines squarely overhead, the ocean lies on every side, and suppressed passion fills the air.As Mr. Potter's narrative unfolds in linked vignettes, his story becomes the story of a vital, damaged community. Amid his surroundings, he struggles to live at ease: to purchase a car, to have girlfriends, and to shake off the encumbrance of his daughters-one of whom will return to Antigua after he dies and tell his story with equal measures of distance and sympathy.In Mr. Potter, Kincaid breathes life into a figure unlike any other in contemporary fiction, an individual consciousness emerging gloriously out of an unexamined life.

Debut book in English, a modern literary sci-fi classic right out of Havana for fans of Yoss and the speculative/science fiction crowd hungry for more stories like this out of Latin America; this is set in a near-future Havana, an amazing story. Translator lives in Dallas and will be doing lots of events for this too!

Publicado en 1882, este libro es el relato de una visita a Cuba en el siglo XIX. El autor describe la sociedad, la economía, la cultura y la política de la isla. También incluye información sobre la historia de las revoluciones cubanas. Ideal para aquellos interesados en la historia de Cuba y las relaciones entre España y sus colonias.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.