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The Book of Jamaica
The Book of Jamaica | Russell Banks
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"A truly excellent novel. . . . The morbidly fascinating little twists of human existence are all here: love, sex, life and death, beauty and horrorthe works." Chicago Sun-Times In The Book of Jamaica, Russell Banks explores the complexities of political life in the Caribbean and its ever-present racial conflicts. His narrator, a thirty-five-year-old college professor from New Hampshire, goes to Jamaica to write a novel and soon becomes embroiled in the struggles between whites and Blacks. He is especially interested in an ancient tribe called the Maroons, descendants of the Ashanti, who had been enslaved by the Spanish and then fought the British in a hundred-year war. Despite this history of oppression, the Maroons have managed to maintain a relatively autonomous existence in Jamaica. Partly out of guilt and an intellectual sense of social responsibility, Banks's narrator gets involved in reuniting two clans who have been feuding for generations. Unfortunately, his attempt ends in disaster, and the narrator must deal with his feelings of alienation, isolation, and failure.
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Who‘s ready to come share in my first attempt at Rum Cake? Fair warning: I made a lot of mistakes. So it will be interesting if it tastes ok. #Jamaica #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Well it looks tasty! 👏🏼🇯🇲 4mo
Bookwormjillk Looks good! 4mo
PurpleyPumpkin Looks delicious!😋 4mo
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wanderinglynn You had me at Rum. 😆 4mo
dabbe I thought you were going to say: “Fair warning. There's a LOT of rum in here!“ 😂 Looks fantastic! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
kelli7990 Looks great! 4mo
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Last day of #Jamaica #foodandlit I‘m going to try my hand at making Rum Cake! @Catsandbooks

Dilara Oooh, nice! 😁 4mo
wanderinglynn Ooh, yummy! 😋 4mo
Catsandbooks Ooo sounds good! 4mo
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For #foodandlit #Jamaica we tried this little restaurant a few miles from our house. I had brown stew chicken with rice and “peas” and delicious festival. Husband had the jerk chicken. We tried the beef patty, which tasted amazing but was too spicy for me. It was husband‘s favorite. And check out the cute sodas from Jamaica. I also liked how they framed a picture of their Jamaican Olympians! @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Yum! Looks fun! 🇯🇲 4mo
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Trying Jamaican food tonight from this restaurant. I‘ll report in to let you know how it is. #Jamaica #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

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#FoodandLit August Jamaica
To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks &@Texreader
Resources, including a book list & more, can be found at https://foodandlit.pisani.me/

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The Book of Jamaica | Russell Banks
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#FoodandLit August Jamaica 🇯🇲

To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader

Resources, including a book list & more, can be found at https://foodandlit.pisani.me/

If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news & would like to be, let me know.

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