Opal Palmer Adisa

Look! A Moko Jumbie

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Mystery and Magic When Bamidele spots two Moko Jumbies outside of his window one night he is determined to uncover the mystery behind the masked stilted dancers. He embarks on a quest: Are Moko Jumbies to be feared or are they really protective magical ancestral spirits? Praise for Look! A Moko Jumbie "The narrative breaks into a wonderful reflection of the Caribbean…[and] culminates in a magical dance beneath the trees which will delight readers. Opal Palmer Adisa's words create colourful images."-Diane Browne, author of Abigail's Glorious Hair and the Commonwealth Foundation prize winning story, The Happiness Dress. "Opal Palmer Adisa skilfully, artfully, and with great lyricism shares her tale of a child's encounter with the Moko Jumbie. The telling...interweaves the elements of a rich cultural setting and those of a loving family, which all work together to keep a child safe and sound."-Tregenza A. Roach, author of The Blessing of Rain, The Lesson Box, and All This Is Love "Opal Palmer Adisa brings the spirit of the Caribbean alive in this vibrant book which evokes the warmth and colour of the islands. The vivid setting and the sparkling descriptions are just delicious. A joy to read."-Valerie Bloom, author of several children's novels and books of poetry including Jaws and Claws and Things With Wings.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Caribbean Reads Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 36
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 3mm
• Gewicht: 94g
• ISBN-13: 9780997890006
• ISBN-10: 0997890002
• Artikelnr.: 45804919

Autorenporträt

Opal Palmer Adisa, Ph. D, is nurtured on cane-sap and the oceanic breeze of the Caribbean. Writer of both poetry and prose, Adisa is an educator and cultural activist, as well as a playwright and theatre director. Adisa has lectured and read her work throughout the Caribbean, United States, South Africa, East and West Africa as well as throughout Europe. An award-winning poet and prose writer, Adisa has more than twenty titles to her credit, including Look! A Moko Jumbie, CaribbeanReads, 2016; 4-Headed Woman, Tia Chucha Press, 2013; and Painting Away Regrets, novel, Peepal Tree Press, 2011. She has been a resident artist in internationally acclaimed residencies such as Arte Studio Ginestrelle (Assis, Italy), El Gouna (Egypt), Sacatar Institute (Brazil) and McColl Center, (North Carolina) and Headlines Center for the Arts (California, USA). Opal Palmer Adisa's work has been reviewed by Ishmael Reed, Al Young, and Alice Walker (Color Purple), who described her work as "solid, visceral, important stories written with integrity and love." A Distinguished professor of creative writing and literature in the MFA program at California College of the Arts, where she teaches in the Fall. She has been a visiting professor at several universities including, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley and University of the Virgin Islands. Her poetry, stories, essays and articles on a wide range of subjects have been collected in over 400 journals, anthologies and other publications, including Essence Magazine. Adisa is the founder and editor of Interviewing the Caribbean, an annual journal of poetry, prose art and interviews.