Caribbean Archives - Page 7 of 16

Zee Edgell

Zee Edgell is the author of four novels including Beka Lamb (1982), In Times Like These (1991), and Time and the River (2007).

Teresa Crespo de Salvador

Teresa Crespo de Salvador is the author of ten books, most of them poetry collections and children’s books.

Zaidy Zouain is the author of the poetry collection, Lilibeth (1979) and a number of essays, including Ensayos históricos sobre Martí (Historical Essays on Martí) and Ensayos históricos sobre la Batalla de Santiago (Historical Essays on the Battle of Santiago).

Marie-Thérèse Colimon-Hall

Marie Thérèse Colimon-Hall wrote three plays, a novel, a collection of short stories and numerous collections of poetry and essays. She is considered one of Haiti’s most prominent female authors.

Maryse Condé

Maryse Condé is the author of several novels, numerous plays, books of short stories, and essays and articles on African and Caribbean literature.

Meg Medina

American children’s book author of Cuban descent whose books celebrate Latino culture and the lives of young people.

Julia Álvarez

Julia Alvarez’s “In the Time of the Butterflies” (Algonquin) made her an international sensation. The book details the lives of four sisters living under the dictatorship of the Dominican Republic’s Rafael Trujillo.

Julieta Campos

Julieta Campos was a postmodernist novelist, short story writer, critic, and translator.

Hilda Perera

Hilda Perera is the author several novels including Mañana es 26 (1960), El sitio de nadie (1972), Felices Pascuas (1977), and Plantado (1981). She is also the author numerous children’s book, including Cuentos de Apolo (1947), whichwas translated in many languages.

Enza García Arreaza

Enza García Arreaza is the author of numerous books of poetry and short fiction, among them Cállate poco a poco (Shut Up Slowly) (2008), El animal intacto (Intact Animal) (2015), and Cosmonauta (Cosmonaut) (2020).