"Tropic Death" by Eric Walrond is a compilation of short stories that plunges into the world of West Indian farmers, revealing their battles, traditions, and relationships amid a tough but stunning tropical setting. The stories capture the challenges of poverty, strength, and the tangled realities of Caribbean life. The initial story, "Drought," presents Coggins Rum, a Barbadian stone cutter, dealing with life beneath the scorching sun. It vividly portrays the intense heat and drought impacting the region, causing difficulties for the local black community. Coggins' connections with his relatives, particularly his fair-skinned child, Beryl, create a foundation to consider identity and belonging within this active yet challenging location. The reader is drawn into the tangible and emotional terrains formed by social conditions, old habits, and the quest for survival amid hopelessness.
Tropic death
By Eric Walrond
Experience the trials and triumphs of West Indian farmers as they navigate a vibrant world filled with cultural clashes, economic hardships, and breathtaking beauty.
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About the AuthorEric Derwent Walrond was an Afro-Caribbean Harlem Renaissance writer and journalist. Born in Georgetown, British Guiana, the son of a Barbadian mother and a Guyanese father, Walrond was well-travelled, moving early in life to live in Barbados, and then Panama, New York City, and eventually England. He made a lasting contribution to literature, his most famous book being Tropic Death, published in New York City in 1926 when he was 28; it remains in print today as a classic of its era.
Eric Derwent Walrond was an Afro-Caribbean Harlem Renaissance writer and journalist. Born in Georgetown, British Guiana, the son of a Barbadian mother and a Guyanese father, Walrond was well-travelled, moving early in life to live in Barbados, and then Panama, New York City, and eventually England. He made a lasting contribution to literature, his most famous book being Tropic Death, published in New York City in 1926 when he was 28; it remains in print today as a classic of its era.
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