Iron Balloons: Hit Fiction from Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop

ISBN: 1933354054

Author: Channer, Colin

Condition: Used

Jamaicas literary lion Colin Channer presents new fiction from the freshest young Jamaican authors and the Calabash International Literary Festivals Extended Family.Reggaes rebel spirit blazes in this hot selection of short fiction from Jamaicas Calabash Writers Workshop. Set in the Caribbean and the USA, the stories sweep across a range of moods and genres to create a narrative LP of fascinating voices. From the old lady who gives a how to speech on beating children, to the schizophrenic singer who thinks hes Bob Marley, to the hotel maid who gets a sexual offer that she cant refuse, the diverse mix of characters are linked by the fundamental principle that all clichéd conventions must be shouted off the page. In the proudly odd tradition of Jamaican music, the selections seek to entertain while asking daring questions that provoke new ideas into being.New writing from: Colin Channer, Marlon James, Elizabeth Nunez, Kwame Dawes, Kaylie Jones, Geoffrey Philp, Rudolph Wallace, Konrad Kirlew, Alwin Bully, A-dziko Simba, and Sharon Leach.