Caribbean writer Michelle Cliff, author of the highly acclaimed novel Free Enterprise, presents a brilliant collection of 10 short stories dealing with oppression and liberation. "Wonderfully rich and disturbing tales . . . a remarkable collection, a testimony to human endurance and the triumph of the spirit."
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Though many of the 10 stories in this collection from the author of Telephone to Heaven are inspired by historical events, such as the Holocaust or the civil rights movement, they quickly become intricate and lyrical explorations of inner geography. One, "Columba," reflects the Jamaica-born author's roots; the rest are set in America as perceived by newcomers. We see this most poignantly in "Election Day 1984," in which a "spinster woman" explains to a new immigrant her decision to rescue a child and then give him away--for his own good. "Screen Memory" illuminates a black entertainer's loss of the feeling of home. Best is the title story, a many-layered threnody expressed in an old woman's reaching out to a brother from whom she was separated. Strong and spare, yet not simple, the stories are testaments to the courage of ordinary people who cope with--and often transcend--the circumstances of their lives.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Michelle Cliff was born in Jamaica and is the author of two previous novels, No Telephone to Heaven and Abeng; a collection of short stories, and two poetry collections. Her fiction, poetry, and esays have appeared in numerous publications, including Parnassus and the VLS.
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_Bodies of Water_ is a magical, shifting thing. Cliff writes in her own language, her own voice, and what is startling is that her's is our's. In these stories, every note seems to hit the mark. You'll do well to leaf through these pages. You'll be rewarded with stories that will stay with you for many days after you first read them. Get this book.
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