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Guyanese Creole bears the heavy living cargo of the histories of the many peoples who came and were forcibly brought to Guyana. Our language contains living reminders of the places from which we came, the cultures from which we hail, and the multiple intersections of these once-separate variables. In Guyana Creolewe see the contentiousness that comes when different peoples are placed in antagonistic relations with each other. It also records our togetherness and how we relate to each other to forge a nation from the flotsam and jetsam of our history.Guyanese Creole is a constant and living reminder of how we became one nation despite the odds and in spite of extant apparent differences. Our language is the embodiment of our past and our present and it has the capacity to envelope the future. This Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions is the most comprehensive work in the history of Guyana. Even so, because all living languages – and Guyanese Creole is a living language – evolve, Guyana Creole is ceaselessly evolving. As comprehensive as is this dictionary, the work will always be unfinished. This Dictionary will be of interest to all Guyanese at home and abroad.
WHOLENESS AND HOME IN WEST INDIAN LITERATURE is an invaluable resource for everyone who has an interest in West Indian literature or Culture, West Indian Society or History, Ethnic Tensions, and Psychic Heterogeneity. It is especially useful for university and secondary school students and teachers who teach or need to learn about writers from the West Indies. It offers unique critical insights into the works of globally renowned writers who hail from the Caribbean: V.S. Naipaul, George Lamming, Wilson Harris, Edward Kamau Brathwaite, John Hearn, Jean Rhys, and Derek Walcott. WHOLENESS AND HOME is important reading for any student of ethnic relations. The book focuses on the possibilities of...
Daizal Samad is a full professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Guyana and has received three Best Professor Awards for his teaching, scholarship, and administrative excellence. *In the Beginning* is his second novel, following his debut *The Mirror Tells Its Tale*. He has also published a poetry collection titled *Rivers Whisper Stars*. In addition to his novels and poetry, Samad has authored hundreds of scholarly articles and short stories internationally and co-written *A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions* and *Wholeness and Home in West Indian Literature*. Currently, he is working on a collection of short stories and a new novel. Despite his extensive scholarly and artistic endeavors, Professor Samad is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of scholars and writers in his native Guyana.
A Dictionary of Selected Adverbs for All Ages* is a comprehensive resource that simplifies and clarifies adverbs in language. Adverbs are crucial in adding detail and precision to both written and spoken communication. This dictionary offers clear definitions and examples tailored to learners at various stages of language development. By covering a wide range of adverbs—from commonly used to those with nuanced meanings—it supports vocabulary building and enhances the ability to express subtle distinctions. This resource aims to help readers understand and use adverbs effectively, thereby improving their communication skills across different age groups.
A Dictionary of Selected Adjectives for all Ages provides the meanings of over one thousand of the most frequently used adjectives in the English Language. This is accompanied by phonetic symbols using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to facilitate pronunciation. All teachers and students of English in primary and secondary schools will find this dictionary to be a valuable pedagogical instrument. Moreover, teacher trainees and university students whose major is English, Literature, Linguistics, and Culture will find it greatly useful. Interestingly, there is no dictionary extant that focuses on a single part of speech, not in the Caribbean or elsewhere. This dictionary is the first in a series of similar dictionaries, each concentrating on different parts of speech.
Wholeness and Home in West Indian Literature is an invaluable resource for everyone who has an interest in West Indian literature or Culture, West Indian Society or History, Ethnic Tensions, and Psychic Heterogeneity. It is especially useful for university and secondary school students and teachers who teach or need to learn about writers from the West Indies. It offers unique critical insights into the works of globally renowned writers who hail from the Caribbean: V.S. Naipaul, George Lamming, Wilson Harris, Edward Kamau Brathwaite, John Hearn, Jean Rhys, and Derek Walcott. Wholeness and Home is important reading for any student of ethnic relations. The book focuses on the possibilities of...
When a young Indian journalist quits his job to take a year off in Guyana, he discovers a country of epic indolence, lush rainforests and an array of characters . Among the motley crowd of seasoned rogues, Samaritans and ideologues, people trying to escape or accept their colonial legacies, he falls for Jan, a girl who transports him to a new place—within himself and in the world. Acute and lyrical, this brilliant first novel is one of the finest literary achievements to come out of the subcontinent in the last decade.
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This is a selection of the best of W. W. Jacobs sea stories which are in no sense out of date. The situations are just as true to life and humorous as they were when they were written, and we believe that the opportunity to get a collection of the best stories of this master of English humor will be a real opportunity for a new generation.
The unbearable loss of Jeanette throws Stan’s life into anguished chaos in the opening chapters of A Sea of Troubles, the fifth and penultimate book in the Hindsights series. With his lust for life demolished, the only things keeping him alive are his inability to believe in anything but living, and his vital friendship with Bob. Desperately trying to run before he can walk, Stan falls deeply in love with Lena, and is driven to the brink of suicide – and to an unexpected catharsis. After a year of booze and smoke, Stan regains a little balance thanks to Bob and to the warm companionship of others, but is unable to banish Lena from his mind and life. In the war of attrition between their ...