The Ten Incarnations of Adam Avatar

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical
Cover of the book The Ten Incarnations of Adam Avatar by Kevin Baldeosingh, Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
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Author: Kevin Baldeosingh ISBN: 9781845232252
Publisher: Peepal Tree Press Ltd. Publication: November 1, 2004
Imprint: Peepal Tree Press Ltd. Language: English
Author: Kevin Baldeosingh
ISBN: 9781845232252
Publisher: Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Publication: November 1, 2004
Imprint: Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Language: English

This postmodern historical novel addresses power, sex, and the role of the imagination in constructing social realities. Adam Avatar has been, among other incarnations, a Spanish priest, a slave trader, a white indentured servant, and a female pirate. In each incarnation, however, he is killed at age 50 by his nemesis the Shadowman, a fate he hopes to elude in his life as a Caribbean everyman, with the aid of a psychiatrist. The historical periods of his life are vividly portrayed with Joycean grasp of historical voice, examining the wrongs of each period and discovering the malleability of individuals in different social environments.

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This postmodern historical novel addresses power, sex, and the role of the imagination in constructing social realities. Adam Avatar has been, among other incarnations, a Spanish priest, a slave trader, a white indentured servant, and a female pirate. In each incarnation, however, he is killed at age 50 by his nemesis the Shadowman, a fate he hopes to elude in his life as a Caribbean everyman, with the aid of a psychiatrist. The historical periods of his life are vividly portrayed with Joycean grasp of historical voice, examining the wrongs of each period and discovering the malleability of individuals in different social environments.

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