Julie Mango [Paperback]

N. D. Williams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2000

For readers familiar with the writings of Samuel Selvon, V.S. Naipaul and Jamaica Kincaid this collection of short stories stands up to comparison. For others, Julie Mango is a fine introduction to islands of the Caribbean known for sun-filled beaches and lush vegetation. The author takes us to places of astonishing beauty and hard anguished lives. These islanders are like people anywhere who yearn to move beyond the limits of their horizons. They dream of making it in the larger world, as migrants, runaways, au pairs, go-getters or simply dreamers. The stories tell what happens when, with no experience of living away from home, their lives intersect with unfamiliar people in cold unfamiliar places.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Stands head and shoulders among its contemporaries, and . . . can certainly hold its place among good contemporary literature." -- D. Gokarran Sukhdeo, winner, 1998 Guyana Prize for Literature --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

N.D. Williams grew up in Guyana, studied at the University of the West Indies, Jamaica and now lives in New York. He has published short stories in several anthologies, and is the author of Ikael Torass (1976), The Crying of Rainbirds (1992) The Silence of Islands (1994) and Prash and Ras (1997).

Product Details

• Paperback: 301 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corp; 1 edition (June 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738817856
• ISBN-13: 978-0738817859
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.8 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: #10,433,333 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Island People are subtle beneath a blase exterior, January 13, 2005

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Milton Drepaul "Milton Drepaul-AlphaMax Academy" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Julie Mango (Hardcover)

Williams brings to life the island people of the Caribbean. They are ingenious,resourceful and surpisingly pragmatic. Eternally adaptable they merge into various environments like the flora and fauna of their original islands.
If you love skilful writing,engaging characters and surprising twists you'll enjoy this book.
Williams evokes the subtle shifts of changing islandscapes with engaging ease.