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New worlds, old ways : speculative tales from the Caribbean / edited by Karen Lord.

Title
New worlds, old ways : speculative tales from the Caribbean / edited by Karen Lord.
Publication
  • Brooklyn, NY : Peekash Press, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Additional Authors
Lord, Karen, 1968-
Description
159 pages; 22 cm
Summary
Do not be misled by the 'speculative' in the title. Although there may be robots and fantastical creatures, these common symbols are tools to frame the familiar from fresh perspectives. Here you will find the recent past and ongoing present of government and society with curfews, crime, and corruption; the universal themes of family, growth and death, love and hate; the struggle to thrive when power is capricious and revenge too bittersweet. Here too is the passage of everything'old ways, places, peoples, and ourselves'leaving nothing behind but memories, histories, and stories. This anthology speaks to the fragility of our Caribbean home, but reminds the reader that although home may be vulnerable, it is also beautifully resilient. The voice of our literature declares that in spite of disasters, this people and this place shall not be wholly destroyed. Read for delight, then read for depth, and you will not be disappointed. Brand-new stories by: Tammi Browne-Bannister, Summer Edward, Portia Subran, Brandon O'Brien, Kevin Jared Hosein, Richard B. Lynch, Elizabeth J. Jones, Damion Wilson, Brian Franklin, Ararimeh Aiyejina, and H.K. Williams. New Worlds, Old Ways is the third publication of Peekash Press, an imprint of Akashic Books and Peepal Tree Press committed to supporting the emergence of new Caribbean writing, and as part of the CaribLit project.--Cover, page [4].
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Short stories
  • Science fiction
  • Fantasy fiction.
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Science fiction.
  • Short stories.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Once in a blood moon / Tammi Browne-Bannister -- The passing over of Zephora / Summer Edward -- A new life in a new time / Portia Subran -- fallenangel.dll / Brandon O'Brien -- Maiden of the mud / Kevin Jared Hosein -- Water under the bridge / Richard B. Lynch -- The ceremony / Elizabeth J. Jones -- Daddy / Damion Wilson -- Quaka-Hadja / Brian Franklin -- Past imperfect / Ararimeh Aiyejina -- Cascadura / H.K. Williams.
ISBN
  • 1617755265
  • 9781617755262
  • 9781617755262 (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
  • 957242182
  • SCSB-11492275
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library