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Roger Mais : Published Books


In the early 1930s, Mais began writing verse, short stories, and later several plays.  Here are a few popular titles;


 

​​​​​​The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories


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The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories, edited by Stewart Brown and John Wickham, brings together fifty-two stories in a major anthology representing over a century's worth of pan-Caribbean short fiction.

​​​​​​Black Lightning


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In the woods around a remote village in Jamaica, Miriam and Glen lead each other a sexually frustrated dance; George, the stable boy, plots how he will steal a ride on the turbulent mare, Beauty; and Jake and Amos struggle with their forbidden desires for each other

The Hills Were Joyful Together


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This book reflects on colonial Jamaica and the condition of the urban poor, told through the voices and stories of several boldly drawn characters.

​​​​​​Brother Man


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This 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. It is a portrait of a ghetto saint - an ordinary man selected by the universe to bring enlightenment to poor belittled people. This description may be from another edition of this product.

​​​​​​Listen, the Wind


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This is a collection of stories by one of Jamaica's greatest writers, Roger Mais.  The stories are written with sensitivity and perception, their moving themes set against a backdrop of both urban and rural experiences.