Crick Crack, Monkey - Softcover

Merle Hodge

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1478606592 ISBN 13: 9781478606598

Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc., 2013

Synopsis

The cultural and linguistic complexity of postcolonial Trinidadian society is cleverly portrayed in this beautifully written West Indian novel. Hodge uses the voice of the central character, Tee, to tell a story that begins with two young children forced to live first with their aunt Tantie and then with Aunt Beatrice. Tantie's world overflows with hilarity, aggression, and warmth. Aunt Beatrice's Creole middle-class world is pretentious and exudes discriminatory attitudes toward people of color in the lower classes.

As we follow Tee from childhood to young adulthood, we share the diversity and richness of her struggle to exist in two worlds, fit in with relatives and classmates, learn from differing cultures, and carve out her identity. In addition to Hodge's powerful, evocative writing and messages, readers are treated to an insightful introduction and study questions, written by Roy Narinesingh, that prompt fruitful discussions of postcolonial issues.

Other titles by Caribbean writers from Waveland Press:

Brodber, Jane and Louisa Will Soon Come Home (ISBN 9781478622840); Brodber, Myal (ISBN 9781478623113); Edgell, Beka Lamb (ISBN 9781478629412); Lovelace, The Wine of Astonishment (ISBN 9781478611271); and Warner-Vieyra, Juletane (ISBN 9781478611783).

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Review:

"I have taught this novel in classes for years and view it as one of the best Caribbean novels ever written. It is a fictional account of the traumas associated with British colonial education that is as sophisticated as any theoretical analysis or sociological study of these issues. I am happy to see this text back in print." --Catherine John, University of Oklahoma

"The new and handsome edition of Crick Crack, Monkey is a blessing. It is intellectually and pedagogically brilliant to have it back in print." --Houston Baker, Vanderbilt University

"This highly teachable Caribbean classic needed to be back in print, and I am grateful that Waveland Press brought it back. Hodge's novel has not lost any of its relevance and remains an artful expression of the impact of 'race' and colonialism on identity formation." --Martin Japtok, Palomar College

"The new and handsome edition of Crick Crack, Monkey is a blessing. It is intellectually and pedagogically brilliant to have it back in print." --Houston Baker, Vanderbilt University

"This highly teachable Caribbean classic needed to be back in print, and I am grateful that Waveland Press brought it back. Hodge's novel has not lost any of its relevance and remains an artful expression of the impact of 'race' and colonialism on identity formation." --Martin Japtok, Palomar College

"The new and handsome edition of Crick Crack, Monkey is a blessing. It is intellectually and pedagogically brilliant to have it back in print." --Houston Baker, Vanderbilt University

"This highly teachable Caribbean classic needed to be back in print, and I am grateful that Waveland Press brought it back. Hodge's novel has not lost any of its relevance and remains an artful expression of the impact of 'race' and colonialism on identity formation." --Martin Japtok, Palomar College

"The new and handsome edition of Crick Crack, Monkey is a blessing. It is intellectually and pedagogically brilliant to have it back in print." --Houston Baker, Vanderbilt University

"This highly teachable Caribbean classic needed to be back in print, and I am grateful that Waveland Press brought it back. Hodge's novel has not lost any of its relevance and remains an artful expression of the impact of 'race' and colonialism on identity formation." --Martin Japtok, Palomar College

About this edition

• Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1478606592
• ISBN 13: 9781478606598
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128