All Decent Animals: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (527 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0374534616 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Oonya Kempadoo's moving third novel, All Decent Animals, looks at the personal and aesthetic choices of a multifaceted cast of characters on the Caribbean island of Trinidada country still developing economically but rich culturally, aiming at "world-class" status amid its poor island cousins. It is a novel about relationships, examined through the distinct rhythms of the city of Port of Spain.Loyalties, love, conflicting cultures, and creativity come into play as Ata, a young woman working in carnival design but curious about writing, and her European boyfriend, Pierre, negotiate the care of their friend Fraser, a closeted gay man dying from AIDS. The contradictory Trinidadian setting bec
. Her second novel, Tide Running, won the prestigious Casa de las Americas Literary Prize for best English or Creole novel. Oonya Kempadoo was born in England to Guyanese parents. George's, Grenada. Kempadoo lives in St. She has lived in Europe and on various islands in the Caribbean. Her first novel, Buxton Spice, was published in 1998 to great acclaim
Jeff Commissaris said "Worth the read". The prose is short, choppy and often poetic at times; to a certain point, that it can even be challenging to read. This is not a bad thing-- this author shows originality in the storyline and writing style, which is a fresh approach a reader can appreciate. The story follows a host of Carribean island characters off the Port of Spain, one who is curious about writing, and another who is secretly fighting the AIDs virus. This is a story about complex characters, culture, and how they all intertwine into each other.One character's struggle is finding the best way to live while he is dying, being that the village. "Every day is some nonsense, yuh know. What de hell really going on in this place?" Amelia Gremelspacher Ata returned once again to Trinidad, drawn irresistibly to the spices in the wind and the beauty among the ruins of rampant crime and casual government. The language is frankly gorgeous; a Creolised English ripe with local slang. I scrambled at first to understand each sentence cerly, but found myself happier going with the flow of the words. Perversely, I understood the narrative much better.This book. Teaches us the spontaneous world of a world often constructed on the run. Ata, having returned here, works in a "woman's office." Her boss demands the quality of work, but also keeps an atmosphere accommodating. So familiar it feels like home. Can't help wondering what kind of visions Joanne Johnson Since no one here in Trinidad has done it, Kempadoo has done it for us. So familiar it feels like home. Can't help wondering what kind of visions the readers who have never spent time here conjure as they negotiate the riotous rhythm of the uncompromising dialect she uses. It is only as original and as inventive as Trinidad and Trinidadians are.
From Booklist Over the last 15 years, Kempadoo has established herself as a preeminent writer of Caribbean fiction. Here she portrays Trinidad, as we follow the paths of young carnival designer Atalanta and her lover, the Frenchman Pierre, who must cope with the slow AIDS-related withering of their dear friend Fraser, a Cambridge-educated architect. During the pre-Lenten lead-up to Carnaval, Ata and Pierre struggle to balance their professional and romantic relationships in frenzied anticipation. Kempadoo’s narration alternates between the formal language of international d