Iron Balloons: Hit Fiction from Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop - Softcover

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9781933354057: Iron Balloons: Hit Fiction from Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop

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ISBN 10: 1933354054 ISBN 13: 9781933354057

Publisher: Akashic Books, Ltd., 2006

Reggae's rebel spirit blazes in this hot selection of short fiction from Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop. Set in the Caribbean and the U.S.A., the stories sweep across a range of moods and genres to create a narrative LP of fascinating voices. From the old lady who gives a "how to" speech on beating children, to the schizophrenic singer who thinks he's Bob Marley, to the hotel maid who gets a sexual offer that she can't refuse, the diverse mix of characters are linked by the fundamental principle that all cliched conventions must be shouted off the page. In the proudly odd tradition of Jamaican music, the selections seek to entertain while asking daring questions that provoke new ideas into being.

Contributors include: Colin Channer, Elizabeth Nunez, Marlon James, Kwame Dawes, Kaylie Jones, Geoffrey Philp, Rudolph Wallace, Konrad Kirlew, Alwin Bully, A-dZiko Simba, and Sharon Leach.

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COLIN CHANNER's major works of fiction include the novel Waiting in Vain and the story collection Passing Through, which Junot Diaz described as "a splendid collection by one of the Caribbean Diaspora's finest writers." He is an assistant professor of English and the coordinator of the B.A. creative writing program at Medgar Evers College.

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PublisherAkashic Books, Ltd.
Publication date2006
ISBN 10 1933354054
ISBN 13 9781933354057
BindingPaperback
Number of pages214
EditorChanner Colin
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