Joseph: A Rasta Reggae Fable - Softcover

Hannah, Barbara Makeda Blake

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140506143X ISBN 13: 9781405061438

Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean, 2007

Synopsis

Joseph is a reggae superstar, admired wherever he goes. But Joseph is also a devout, herb-smoking Rastafarian who dreams of a new life in Ethiopia. Sister Ashanti chronicles Josephs rise to international stardom, his stormy relationship with the beautiful and passionate Zuleika, his uneasy truce with the press, and in particular, the intrusive American journalist Sam Bergman. But for all his peaceable Rasta way of life, in certain quarters Joseph is seen as a threat. The concert intended to seal the Peaceending gang warfare in Kingstonends terribly when Joseph is shot in the back on stage. Ashanti and her husband Peter are spirited away to Miami and Cuba, not knowing if Joseph is alive or dead. After many adventures, the friends find themselves reunited in Shashemane and the mystical Emmanuel.

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About the Author

Jamaica-born Barbara Makeda Blake Hannah has been a Rastafarian since the 1970s, and is a member of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. As well as Joseph - A Rasta Reggae Fable, a novel inspired by the life of Bob Marley, Hannah wrote Rastafari - The New Creation, the first text on Rastafari to be written by a practising member of the faith. Journalist, broadcaster and producer- director of 8 films, she began by working with her father's news magazine, then in 1964 moved to England, where she became Britain's first black TV journalist, on Thames TV's Today programme. Returning to Jamaica in 1972, she worked in a range of media, and also in the Office of the Prime Minister under both Michael Manley and Edward Seaga. She served as an Independent Senator in Parliament from 1984 to 1987. She and her home-schooled son now run TechSchool Jamaica.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 140506143X
• ISBN 13: 9781405061438
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202