“[A] haunting story . . . Bears witness to the struggles of an African Caribbean woman as she seeks to find her place in America without selling her soul.” –BEBE MOORE CAMPBELL, Author of Your Blues A
Anna In-Between is Elizabeth Nunez's finest literary achievement to date. In spare prose, with attention to every word and the juxtaposition of words to each other, Nunez returns to themes of emotion
The year is 1954. A white woman’s body, stuffed in a coconut bag, has washed ashore in Otatiti, Trinidad, and the British colony is rife with rumors. In two homes, one in a distant shantytown, the oth
"A psychologically and emotionally astute family portrait, with dark themes like racism, cancer and the bittersweet longing of the immigrant."--New York Times Book Review (Editors Choice)"Nunez has cr
From American Book Award and Hurston/Wright Legacy Award winner Elizabeth Nunez comes this intimate exploration into trust, family, redemption, and love. Originally published in 2003, Akashic Books re
"A gripping and richly imagined novel. Nunez, who is a master at pacing and plotting, explores the motivations behind Caliban's outburst, hatching an entirely new story that is inspired by Shakespeare
"Highly recommended . . . a deeply felt and compassionate novel. Wise and resonant, it will strike a chord with readers." ?Library Journal"This gorgeous, meditative book is a graceful rendering of one
"Refreshingly ambitious in its intellectual scope." ?New York Times Book Review"A provocative new love story. . . . Discretion delivers two memorable characters whose personal cultural clashes, both s
"Boundaries is told in spare and transcendent prose. [...] As always, Nunez delivers a unique and riveting perspective on Caribbean life as well as immigrant life in general."--The New York Amsterdam
"Nunez is one of the finest and most necessary voices in contemporary American and Caribbean fiction."Colum McCann, author ofLet the Great World Spin"Nunez has always had th
"Nunez is one of the finest and most necessary voices in contemporary American and Caribbean fiction."Colum McCann, author ofLet the Great World Spin"Nunez has always had th
Prospero’s Daughter is a brilliantly conceived retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest set in a remote corner of the author's native Trinidad during the height of tensions between Trinidadians and Brit
From American Book Awardp?winner Elizabeth Nunez comes this searing reissue of a man's compulsions for power and deceit when gripped by desire. Her unforgettable narrator Oufoula conjures Faust as he
A spellbinding new novel from acclaimed author Elizabeth Nunez, Prospero’s Daughter is a brilliantly conceived retelling of Shakespeare’s The Tempest set on a lush Caribbean island during the height o
?Not for Everyday Use is a gorgeous tapestry of mourning and redemption. Nunez is an astonishing writer, approaching the page with both skill and heart. Her memories are well-deep and love-strong. Wit
?Not for Everyday Use is a gorgeous tapestry of mourning and redemption. Nunez is an astonishing writer, approaching the page with both skill and heart. Her memories are well-deep and love-strong. Wit
Justin Peters is a Harvard-educated professor of British and classic literature who reads Shakespeare to his four-year-old daughter, Giselle. A native of Trinidad and the product of a strict, English-
Stories from Blue Latitudes gathers the major and emerging women fiction writers from the Caribbean, including Dionne Brand, Michelle Cliff, Merle Collins, Edwidge Danticat, Jamaica Kincaid, Paule Ma
