Green Cane and Juicy Flotsam

Short Stories by Caribbean Women

Edited by Carmen C Esteves and Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert

Published by: Rutgers University Press

Subjects:Literature, Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Women's Studies

304 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5 in

Paperback
9780813517384
Published: November 1, 1991

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This collection of short stories features moving tales from the rich Caribbean oral tradition, stories that question women's traditional roles, present women's perspectives on the history of Caribbean slavery and colonialism, and convey the beautiful cadences of the language of Caribbean women. It offers the general reader a broad selection of the themes, styles, and techniques characteristic of contemporary women's fiction in the Caribbean. There are twenty-seven enjoyable and vibrant tales in this anthology, some of them originally written in English, others in French, Dutch, and Spanish. There are writers from Guadeloupe, Dominica, Jamaica, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Martinique, Antigua, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Surinam. Along with stories by well-known writers such as Jean Rhys, Jamaica Kincaid, Michelle Cliff, Maryse Conde, and Rosario Ferre, the anthology also includes first-rate stories by lesser-known but equally talented writers. The collection also contains a critical introduction, biographical notes, and a bibliography.

Introduction
Acknowledgments
Tetiyette and the Devil / Anonymous
Little Cog-burt / Phyllis Shand Allfrey
Cotton Candy / Dora Alonso
See Me in Me Benz An T'ing: Like the Lady Who Lived on That Isle Remote / Hazel D. Campbell
They Called Her Aurora (A Passion for Donna Summer) / Aida Cartagena Portalatin
Columba / Michelle Cliff
A Pottage of Lentils / Marie-Therese Colimon-Hall
Three Women in Manhattan / Maryse Conde
Hair / Hilma Contreras
Piano-Bar / Liliane Devieux
Barred: Trinidad 1987 / Ramabai Espinet
The Poisoned Story / Rosario Ferre
Cocuyo Flower / Magali Garcia Ramis
How to Gather the Shadows of the Flowers / Angela Hernandez
Opera Station. Six in the Evening. For Months... / Jeanne Hyvrard
Girl / Jamaica Kincaid
No Dust Is Allowed in This House / Olga Nolla
Widow's Walk / Opal Palmer Adisa
Parable II / Velma Pollard
Red Flower / Paulette Poujol-Oriol
The Day They Burned the Books / Jean Rhys
Lola or the Song of Spring / Astrid Roemer
Brights Thursdays / Olive Senior
ADJ, Inc. / Ana Lydia Vega
Of Nuns and Punishments / Bea Vianen
Passport to Paradise / Myriam Warner-Vieyra
Of Natural Causes / Mirta Yanez
Selected Bibliography / Olga Torres-Seda

Carmen C. Esteves is assistant professor in the department of Romance languages at Lehman College-CUNY. She has translated into English works by Latin American women such as Magali Garcia Ramis and Elena Poniatowska.

Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert is associate professor of Puerto Rican studies at Lehman College-CUNY. She has published many articles on Caribbean writers, and has translated many works into English, including Love (Amour) by the Haitian writer Marie Chauvet.

Unique... a wonderful collection that will receive much attention. ~Barbara Christian, University of California, Berkeley

The panorama of insights and visions is vast... the context of women's writings is a broadening link, connecting these writers with their counterparts in other cultures around the world. ~Gregory Rabassa

Provides wonderful insights into writing by women from the Caribbean. ~J. Michael Dash, The University of West Indies

Green Cane and Juicy Flotsam

Short Stories by Caribbean Women

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