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The first book of its kind, "Our Caribbean" is an anthology of lesbian and gay writing from across the Antilles. The author and activist Thomas Glave has gathered outstanding fiction, nonfiction, memoir, and poetry by little-known writers along with selections by internationally celebrated figures such as Reinaldo Arenas, Audre Lorde, Achy Obejas, Assotto Saint, Jose Alcantara Almanzar, Michelle Cliff, and Dionne Brand. The result is an unprecedented literary conversation on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered experiences throughout the Caribbean and its far-flung diaspora. Many selections were originally published in Spanish, Dutch, or creole languages; some are translated into English here for the first time. The thirty-seven authors hail from the Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama, Puerto Rico, St. Vincent, St. Kitts, Suriname, and Trinidad. Many have lived outside the Caribbean, and their writing depicts histories of voluntary migration as well as exile from repressive governments, communities, and families. Many pieces have a political urgency that reflects their authors' work as activists, teachers, community organizers, and performers. Desire commingles with ostracism and alienation throughout: in the evocative portrayals of same-sex love and longing, and in the selections addressing religion, family, race, and class. From the poem "Saturday Night in San Juan with the Right Sailors" to the poignant narrative "We Came All the Way from Cuba So You Could Dress Like This?" to an eloquent call for the embrace of difference that appeared in "The Nassau Daily Tribune" on the eve of an anti-gay protest, "Our Caribbean" is a brave and necessary book.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Anthologies (non-poetry)

• Full title: Our Caribbean
• Subtitle: A Gathering of Lesbian and Gay Writing from the Antilles
• Author: Thomas Glave
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 416
• EAN: 9780822342083
• ISBN: 0822342081
• ID: 04938725
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Weight: 726 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 157 × 30 mm
• Date of publishing: 10. June 2008

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