Trinidad Noir: The Classics ed. Earl Lovelace & Robert Antoni (Akashic Books, May 2, 2017, 978-1-61775-435-7, $15.95, 253pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]
- 11 · Rebellion and Mediation · Earl Lovelace · in
- 19 · Part I: Leaving Colonialism
- 21 · La Divina Pastora · C. L. R. James · ss Saturday Review (UK) October 15 1927; set in North Trace.
- 27 · The Cricket Match · Samuel Selvon · ss The Boy’s Own Paper July 1957; set in London, UK.
- 34 · Homestead · Eric Roach · pm Caribbean Quarterly v2 #3, 1953; set in Mount Pleasant, Tobago.
- 37 · Man-Man · V. S. Naipaul · ss Miguel Street by V. S. Naipaul, Andre Deutsch, 1959; set in Blue Basin.
- 45 · The Valley of Cocoa · Michael Anthony · ss BIM #33, July/December 1961; set in Mayaro.
- 53 · Part II: Facing Independence
- 55 · The Quiet Peasant · Harold Sonny Ladoo · ss Impulse #2/3, 1973; set in Tola.
- 61 · The Schooner Flight · Derek Walcott · pm The Star-Apple Kingdom by Derek Walcott, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1979; set in Blanchisseuse.
- 78 · Malgrétoute · Lawrence Scott · ss Chelsea 46: World Literature in English ed. Sonia Raiziss, Chelsea Associates, 1987; set in Malgrétoute.
- 88 · Assam’s Iron Chest · Willi Chen · ss King of the Carnival and Other Stories by Willi Chen, Hansib, 1988; set in Mayaro.
- 93 · Joebell and America · Earl Lovelace · ss A Brief Conversation and Other Stories by Earl Lovelace, Heinemann, 1988; set in Cunaripo.
- 111 · Part III: Looking In
- 113 · Hindsight · Robert Antoni · ex Dibina Trace by Robert Antoni, Overlook Press, 1992; set in San Fernando.
- 117 · Uncle Zoltan · Ismith Khan · ss A Day in the Country and Other Stories by Ismith Khan, Peepal Tree Press, 1994; set in Central Market, Port of Spain.
- 132 · Town of Tears · Elizabeth Nunez · ex from Bruised Hibiscus, Seal Press, 2000; set in Laventille.
- 144 · The Vagrant at the Gate · Wayne Brown · ss 2000; set in Woodbrook.
- 155 · Part IV: Losing Control
- 157 · Songster · Jennifer Rahim · ss Small Axe #11, March 2002; set in North Coast.
- 178 · The Party · Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw · ss Four Taxis Facing North by Elizabeth Walcott-Hackshaw, Flambard Press, 2007; set in Santa Cruz Valley.
- 196 · Ghost Story · Barbara Jenkins · ss Small Axe #38, July 2012; set in Cascade.
- 210 · The Dragonfly’s Tale · Sharon Millar · ss Small Axe #41, July 2013; set in Northern Range.
- 233 · The Bonnaire Silk Cotton Tree · Shani Mootoo · ss The Haunted Tropic ed. Martin Munro, University of the West Indies Press, 2015; set in Foothills, Northern Range.
- 250 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg
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