Pauline Melville s'impose comme une écrivaine caribéenne de premier plan, dont les œuvres se définissent par un mélange unique d'héritage européen et amérindien. Son écriture fusionne avec maestria la philosophie occidentale et les mythes de la création amérindienne, le tout teinté d'un esprit sardonique et iconoclaste. Ancienne actrice professionnelle en Europe, Melville insuffle à sa fiction ses connaissances cosmopolites et sa profonde compréhension d'un héritage culturel métissé. Sa voix distinctive et son talent littéraire en font une voix significative sur la scène littéraire moderne.
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.