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Song For Simone |
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Song for Simone was published in 1986 and was described as The most powerful crystallisation of Caribbean childhood since....George
Lamming's In the Castle of My Skin." Song for Simone is taught in schools in England and elsewhere and has been translated into several languages. Review |
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A Way To Catch The Dust  |
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Set in the Caribbean, A Way to Catch the Dust is about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary moments: a man seeks atonement for a terrible
crime through an amazing sea journey; a girl learns the nature of friendship and betrayal as she survives the plot of a foreigner who decides to drown her, an old woman reclaims her bit of the
sky in the face of a simple surprising act of revenge; an old man confronts history in the shape of a girl who emerges from a storm.. Sometimes funny, sometimes lyrical and moving Ross shifts
voices, pace and style with ease of a master storyteller. Reviews |
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Behind The Masquerade |
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Carnival is a passionate and celebratory landscape of Black working class
experience. It Reverberates with simmering voices, visions and deep resonances of historical memory. Every year it pays homage
to a complex interplay of political and creative forces. It is also a rehearsal ground for future dramas and mass rituals of social reckoning. Kwesi Owusu and Jacob Ross explore the experience of
Notting Hill carnival delving deep into its processes, meanings and significance. In its intricate weaving of words and images the book offers an alternative powerful view of Black culture in
Britain today. Photographs by David A. Bailey, Jacob Ross & Ian Watts.
Pub. Arts Media Group 1988, ISBN 0-9512770-0-6 |
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