There have been many great and enduring works of literature by Caribbean authors over the last century. The Caribbean Contemporary Classics collection celebrates these deep and vibrant stories, overflowing with life and acute observations about society.
Told through the memories of John Campbell, an old man whose life goes back to the Morant Bay rebellion of 1865, this novel is a vivid narrative of the history of Jamaican nationalism. In the present, John Campbell's grandnephew Garth listens eagerly to the old man's story, gathering information and advice for his generation's nationalist movement.
Set in Kenya during the Mau Mau period, 'The Leopard' focuses on the relationship between Blacks and Whites. This is done through the collision, in the African bush, of three people: Nebu, a black, Bwana Gibson, a white, and Toto, a 'grey'.
Román spisovatele (nar. 1913 na Jamajce) čerpá z Kenje nedávné minulosti. Zachycuje nejen odpor a boj domorodců proti bělošským uchvatitelům, ale i přírodní a zvykové prostředí kraje i duševní svět jeho obyvatel, formovaný stejně přírodou, starými tradicemi a pověrami jako postupující civilizací.