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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 10:59:44 +0800
From: "regina J. ho" <d2876515-AT-ms5.hinet.net>
Subject: Re: Replacing In the Castle of My Skin


Paul [not Brian] Brians wrote:
> 
> My bookstore informs me that Lamming's _In the Castle of My Skin_ has gone
> out of print. Does anyone know of a distributor we could get copies from
> here in the U.S.? Surely it's still taught in Jamaica, etc.
> 
> Failing that, what would you recommend as a replacement in a postcolonial
> survey? I've taught A House for Mr. Biswas, but I really want something
> reflecting the black Caribbean experience. I've read a fair number  of
> other Caribbean novels, but don't know of one I think I can teach as well
> as Lamming. What works for you?
> 
> I haven't found the Caribbean short story anthologies I've looked at impressive.
> 
> The other Caribbean author in the course is Walcott.
> 
> Paul Brians, Department of English,Washington State University
> Pullman, WA 99164-5020
> brians-AT-wsu.edu
> http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians
> 
>      --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---Dear Paul:
I just graduated from a film school and still remembered taking a course 
in the Third World cinema which especially fouced on the Caribbean 
cinema. I remembered the whole class were impressed by the film SUGER 
CANE ALLEY. The film was adapted from Joseph Zobel's novel.  And most of 
us like THE HARDER THEY COME, too.  The case for the latter is that 
Michael Thelwell wrote a novel based on the film. 
My teacher Claire Andre-Watkins, I guess, is still teaching in the 
Emerson College in Boston.  She also co-edited a book on Caribbean 
cinema with Mbye Cham named <EX-ILES: essays on Caribbean Cinema> which 
was published by the African World Press in 1991, and I heard that they 
re-edited and perhaps re-published the book recently.  Not sure this 
message helps you or not, since you are looking for novels rahter than 
films.  Anyway, good luck.

Regina


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