Kingston Noir
β Scribed by Colin Channer
- Publisher
- Akashic Books
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 237 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
"Thoroughly well-written stories...fans of noir will enjoy this batch of sordid tales set in the sweltering heat of the tropics."
_-- Publishers Weekly_
"Kingston Noir subverts the simplistic sunshine/reggae/spliff-smoking image of Jamaica at almost every turn...The collection amply rewards the reader with a rich interplay of geographies and themes."
_-- The Los Angeles Times_
"Kingston Noir goes darker and deeper than any before...the purest of noir, and the richest depictions of Jamaica."
_-- The Huffington Post_
" Kingston Noir is an eclectic and gritty melange of tales that sears the imagination . . . Kingston Noir proves its worth as a quintessential piece of West Indian literature--rich, artistic, timeless, and above all, draped in unmistakable realism."
_-- The Gleaner_ (Jamaica)
"Some of these stories are mysterious, some are straightforward, but...
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