Pauline Melville se erige como una escritora caribeña líder, cuyas obras se definen por una mezcla única de herencia europea y amerindia. Su escritura fusiona magistralmente la filosofía occidental con los mitos de la creación amerindia, todo ello impregnado de un ingenio sardónico e iconoclasta. Antigua actriz profesional en Europa, Melville infunde en su ficción sus conocimientos cosmopolitas y su profundo entendimiento de un legado cultural mixto. Su voz distintiva y su talento literario la señalan como una voz significativa en la escena literaria moderna.
What could a ballerina, an anarchist, an Islamic terrorist and a banker possibly have in common? Moving between London, Italy and Surinam, this title marshals a cast of characters to tell an explosive tale of greed, passion and revolutionary ideals.
An award winning debut collection of short stories moving between the Caribbean, London and the US, describing the experiences of various exiles and misfits.
Pauline Melville conjures pictures of the savannah, forest and city life in South America where love is often trumped by disaster. This novel embraces nearly a century, when laughter is never far from tragedy. It is a parable of miscegenation and racial exclusiveness, of nature defying culture.
Unpredictable, haunting, with a streak of black humour, this collection of short stories ranges across the world, from Petersburg to Guyana, Syria to London, Argentina to Edinburgh. Its diverse characters are caught up in wars or revolution, escaping the past or finally returning to confront it.