In this study guide collection, you'll find insightful analysis of some of the most prominent voices of Afro-Caribbean Literature, including Aimé Césaire from Martinique and Edwidge Danticat from Haiti. Read on to learn how common themes such as identity, exile, and the cultural and political consequences of colonialism play out differently in each narrative.
Publication year 2009
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Identity: Gender, Society: Colonialism, Emotions/Behavior: Revenge, Identity: Race
Tags Historical Fiction, Race / Racism, Afro-Caribbean Literature, History: World
Publication year 2015
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Emotions/Behavior: Courage, Relationships: Mothers, Life/Time: Coming of Age
Tags Fantasy, Fairy Tale / Folklore, Horror / Thriller / Suspense Fiction, Action / Adventure, Afro-Caribbean Literature, Children's Literature
Publication year 2016
Genre Novel, Fiction
Tags Realistic Fiction, Afro-Caribbean Literature, Modern Classic Fiction, Romance
Published in 2016, Nicola Yoon’s The Sun Is Also a Star is a young-adult novel and National Book Award Finalist. Told from multiple character perspectives, the novel tells the story of the romance that transpires over one day between two young people, Natasha Katherine Kingsley and Daniel Jae Ho Bae, and the impact they have on the people around them. Natasha and Daniel come from different racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. Natasha is an undocumented... Read The Sun Is Also a Star Summary
Publication year 1922
Genre Poem, Fiction
Themes Society: Immigration, Emotions/Behavior: Nostalgia
Tags Lyric Poem, Immigration / Refugee, Afro-Caribbean Literature, Harlem Renaissance, Food
Publication year 1961
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Identity: Race, Values/Ideas: Justice & Injustice, Society: Colonialism
Tags Race / Racism, Existentialism, Afro-Caribbean Literature, Colonialism / Postcolonialism, History: European, Sociology, History: World, Psychology, Psychology, Philosophy, Philosophy, Social Justice, Classic Fiction, Politics / Government
The Wretched of the Earth (1961) is a nonfiction book by Frantz Fanon, a French West Indian psychiatrist and philosopher. Together with such texts as Edward Said’s Orientalism (1978), Gayatri Spivak’s “Can the Subaltern Speak?” (1988), and Homi Bhabha’s The Location of Culture (1994), The Wretched of the Earth is a founding text of modern postcolonial studies. It is also Frantz Fanon’s most internationally acclaimed book, translated into more than 25 languages, though he is... Read The Wretched of the Earth Summary