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The Best of Gowanus II: More New Writing from Africa, Asia & the Caribbean [Hardcover]

Thomas J. Hubschman (Editor)
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August 1, 2007
Anthology of third world writers. Second volume in a series starting with The Best of Gowanus: New Writing from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean (pub. 2001; reviewed in Publishers Weekly, ForeWord, Midwest Book review et al.). Contains well-established and new authors, fiction and non-fiction. Introduction by Kenneth Ramchand, noted professor of literature at University of the West Indies and Colgate University.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Gowanus Books (August 1, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0966987772
  • ISBN-13: 978-0966987775
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,607,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Thomas J. Hubschman (thomasjhubschman@gmail.com) is the author of Look at Me Now, Billy Boy and The Jew's Wife & Other Stories (Savvy Press) and three science fiction novels. His work has appeared in New York Press, The Antigonish Review, Eclectica, The Blue Moon Review and many other publications. Two of his short stories were broadcast on the BBC World Service. He has also edited two anthologies of new writing from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

He lives in Brooklyn, New York, which remains his chief inspiration.

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars A compilation of writing from a place that most of the world sadly ignores, June 6, 2008
This review is from: The Best of Gowanus II: More New Writing from Africa, Asia & the Caribbean (Hardcover)
A compilation of writing from a place that most of the world sadly ignores - the developing world. "The Best of Gowanus II: More New Writing from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean" picks the brains of the intellectuals who call countries that could not yet be called industrialized home. With nearly thirty stories from all over the world, it's sure to give readers a wide taste of what is out there from the world, containing both fiction and non-fiction. "The Best of Gowanus II: More New Writing from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean" is highly recommended to any collection collecting writings from around the world.
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