The Austin Clarke Library

'Membering / The Polished Hoe / Choosing His Coffin

Biography & Memoir, Literary, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book The Austin Clarke Library by Austin Clarke, Dundurn
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Austin Clarke ISBN: 9781459734401
Publisher: Dundurn Publication: August 22, 2015
Imprint: Dundurn Language: English
Author: Austin Clarke
ISBN: 9781459734401
Publisher: Dundurn
Publication: August 22, 2015
Imprint: Dundurn
Language: English

Gathered together are three extraordinary books by renowned storyteller and memoirist Austin Clarke.

’Membering, Clarke’s breathtaking memoir, spans over fifty years of his life as a writer, chronicling his coming to Canada in the fifties, formative experiences with Malcolm X, Chinua Achebe, and LeRoi Jones, and bursting with cultural insights and poignant memories from a narrative master.

In The Polished Hoe, winner of the Giller Prize and the 2003 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, when an elderly Bimshire village woman calls the police to confess to a murder, the result is a shattering all-night vigil that brings together elements of the African diaspora in one epic sweep. Set on the post-colonial West Indian island of Bimshire in 1952, The Polished Hoe unravels over the course of 24 hours but spans the lifetime of one woman and the collective experience of a society informed by slavery.

Choosing His Coffin is a selection of Clarke’s finest work from more than forty years of storytelling, drawing on his Caribbean roots and his years in Canada. These stories range in theme from growing up in West Indian society and what it means to be black in both the United States and Canada to surviving as an immigrant in a predominantly Anglo-Saxon culture.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Gathered together are three extraordinary books by renowned storyteller and memoirist Austin Clarke.

’Membering, Clarke’s breathtaking memoir, spans over fifty years of his life as a writer, chronicling his coming to Canada in the fifties, formative experiences with Malcolm X, Chinua Achebe, and LeRoi Jones, and bursting with cultural insights and poignant memories from a narrative master.

In The Polished Hoe, winner of the Giller Prize and the 2003 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, when an elderly Bimshire village woman calls the police to confess to a murder, the result is a shattering all-night vigil that brings together elements of the African diaspora in one epic sweep. Set on the post-colonial West Indian island of Bimshire in 1952, The Polished Hoe unravels over the course of 24 hours but spans the lifetime of one woman and the collective experience of a society informed by slavery.

Choosing His Coffin is a selection of Clarke’s finest work from more than forty years of storytelling, drawing on his Caribbean roots and his years in Canada. These stories range in theme from growing up in West Indian society and what it means to be black in both the United States and Canada to surviving as an immigrant in a predominantly Anglo-Saxon culture.

More books from Dundurn

Cover of the book The Tanglewood Murders by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book Roy Thomson Hall by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book John A. Macdonald by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book Wildwood by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book Grave Deeds by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book Hard Lessons by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book A History of the Frankfurt Book Fair by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book Visiting Elizabeth by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book Sudden Death by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book The Unbroken Machine by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book The Boy Next Door by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book Lives of the Princesses of Wales by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book Mycosis by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book The Secrets We Keep by Austin Clarke
Cover of the book Thin Places by Austin Clarke
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy