About the Book:
This is a book of fifty reviews of Jamaican texts from the past seven years, It covers poetry and fiction as well as non-fiction and the reviews appeared in the local news-papers, The Sunday Gleaner and The Sunday Observer. The reviews are succinct and informative: they serve well as pieces of literary criticism with a view to establishing a literature that is Jamaican.
REVIEWS:
A Totally Unique Idea, June 16, 2012
By little lady blue
This review is from: JAMAICA WRITES 50 Great Reads for Jamaica’s 50th (Kindle Edi-tion)
Who would have thought of this? A book comprising 50 book reviews? This is a first and very unique concept that just happens to work.
To commemorate Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of Independence this book will establish the remarkable strides Jamaican authors have made in Literature, including poetry as well as prose.
The books and their authors are as diverse as the island itself. The reviews are in-depth and incisive. Dr. Hanna’s professional reviews regularly appear in the Jamaica Sunday Gleaner and Sunday Observer and now she has brought a number of them together for your ease of reference.
Professors looking for books to teach on Jamaican literature and students looking to delve into Jamaica’s literary culture take note that this is the first such book that is available to you.
Avid readers interested in Caribbean works of Literature will be enticed by this evoc-ative selection of Jamaican literati.
Mary Hanna should be congratulated for this innovative concept to bring to the public eye the exceptional works of Literature produced by Jamaica’s native sons and daughters.
Literary aficionados simply cannot afford not to have this book.
It’s a smash!!
Excellent Jamaica 50 Publication, June 27, 2012
By Jean Chin
This review is from: JAMAICA WRITES 50 Great Reads for Jamaica’s 50th (Kindle Edi-tion)
I have been reading this book and I am amazed at the depth of the compilation. Mary Hanna has gone through great lengths to capture the themes and spirit of 50 outstanding books by Jamaican authors. Her writing is crisp and knowledgeable, her tone respectful but never compromising. I am pleased to recommend this book to anyone who enjoys good writing and would like an informed view of contemporary Jamaican works.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mary Hanna, author of the ebook “Jamaica Writes”, was born in Jamaica and attended Wolmer’s School. She is a writer and teacher in Kingston, with a PhD. from the Department of Literatures in English at the University of the West Indies, Mona. Hanna writes a column for Bookends in The Ja-maica Sunday Observer reviewing recent texts by Caribbean authors under the editorship of Sharon Leach. Her ebook is a collection of 50 of her reviews from the past seven years. They celebrate Jamaica’s 50th and point the way forward to new developments in Jamaican literature.
Where to buy the book:
JAMAICA WRITES, 50 Great Reads for Jamaica’s 50th is available at Amazon.com
