The Painted Canoe (Anthony C. Winkler Collection) by Anthony C. Winkler (2006) Paperback - Softcover

Anthony C. Winkler

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405068809 ISBN 13: 9781405068802

Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean, 2006

Synopsis

The Painted Canoe is the story of a poor, ugly Jamaican fisherman who falls asleep one night on a fishing trip and wakes up to find his small craft surrounded by the empty horizon with no land in sight. What follows is a heartfelt story of his fight for survival against the sea. His canoe is nearly swamped by a passing freighter; he is stalked, attacked and bitten by a shark; he nearly goes mad from fear and loneliness but still he refuses to give up. To kindle his strength, he daydreams about his wife, his two sons, his dead mother, the pastor of his village church, the English doctor who runs the government health clinic, revealing a tapestry of colorful characters.

About this title

About the Author:

Anthony Winkler was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He is the author of several textbooks and of a second novel, The Lunatic.

Review:

"This is one of those rare novels that announces its presence with such modest grace that the size of its ambition and accomplishments steals gently into the consciousness" Michael Thelwell --Washington Post Book World

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1405068809
• ISBN 13: 9781405068802
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 318