World Famous Comics: Brother Man (Macmillan Caribbean Writers S.)
Brother Man (Macmillan Caribbean Writers S.)
By: Roger Mais Publisher: MacMillan Caribbean Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: MacMillan Caribbean Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 184 Publication Date: April 30, 2007
Product Description: Originally published in 1954 and acclaimed around the world as one of the classics of Caribbean fiction, Brother Man is the tragic story of an honest Rastafarian healer caught up in a web of intrigue and betrayal in Jamaica's tough West Kingston slums.
Brother Man, Rasta Man Roger Mais' novel laid the groundwork for other experimentation within the novel form and broke the mold of West Indian fiction with a Rasta protagonist. Good and evil, Sin and Redemption are localized and riffed on by the alternating characters. A breakthrough novel.
Crucial Literature It's a shame that the Caribbean Writers Series is out of print, for if the other 34 titles are like this, the world is at a loss. The sophomore effort from Jamaican author Mais, Brother Man embodies the best of modern literture of the immediate post-war era. Fundamentally a tale of good over evil, of piety over wickedness, the novel is lyrical, with characters and storylines interweaving like solos in jazz. Mais' style has an openness to it that - to further the jazz reference - is like third-stream jazz, where the silences are as important as the notes, allowing the imagination to flesh out what Mais has left unsaid. And as a bonus for the reggae fan, the lead character is a Rasta. Well worth searching out.
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