![]() ![]() ![]() Feelings and emotions which the #Thorton kids can’t escape from and I’m guessing neither did Hughes after growing up in #jamaica . In my very humble opinion, the sheer brilliance of this book resides in shedding some light on the core of being Caribbean: resilience and a healthy touch of irreverence. There is a mystical communion with all aspects of life: happiness, destruction, creation and anger. Despite all the subsequent colonial powers, homegrown dictatorships and natural disasters, the Caribbean people mingle, live, enjoy and transcend it all even when they move and live somewhere else. The unrelenting suffering and the glorious debauchery of the region take center stage in this book even when adrift at sea. Among all the books I have read either set in the area or from a Caribbean writer, I think #ahighwindinjamaica by #richardhughes is one of the most quintessential ones. I call it elusive because when you talk about #caribbeanliterature you also have to talk about #caribbean identity and that’s too complicated to try to discern in an instagram post. ![]() ![]() Reread on 2019/01: įollowing up from yesterday’s mini review, I want to talk a bit about the elusive concept of #caribbeanlit . ![]()
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