Product DescriptionSome of the freshest, most vital and diverse new literature written in the twentieth century has emerged from the Caribbean. A central element of Caribbean literature is the story, with its links to the oral tradition. Now, The Oxford Book of Caribbean Tales, edited by Stewart Brown and John Wickham, brings together fifty-two stories in an anthology of the leading accounting for more than a century of pan-Caribbean short fiction. This impressive collection is unique – and indispensable – in its inclusion of authors from English, French, Spanish and Dutch speaking Caribbean. The view clearly English speaking such prominent authors as, Jean Rhys, Sam Sevlon, VS Naipual, and EA Markham is richly c. . . More>>