http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/2010/06/04/unanswerable-questions/ Bimonthly review of Caribbean literature and art Thu, 07 Nov 2013 03:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/2010/06/04/unanswerable-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Roberta Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:13:04 +0000 http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/?p=1478#comment-64 It seems that all judging of literary works must be subjective. How else? Judge de Caires has got it right. Where are the Caribbean novels about life as we are living it now, as we understand it as we go along? I rather doubt that Caribbean people are thinking of the narratives of colonialism, cultural identity etc in the hit you over the head way they keep coming up in so much of the writing coming out of the region. Rather we come to subtle understandings of self and commmunity in very mundane ways most of the time. It seems that all judging of literary works must be subjective. How else?
Judge de Caires has got it right. Where are the Caribbean novels about life as we are living it now, as we understand it as we go along? I rather doubt that Caribbean people are thinking of the narratives of colonialism, cultural identity etc in the hit you over the head way they keep coming up in so much of the writing coming out of the region.
Rather we come to subtle understandings of self and commmunity in very mundane ways most of the time.

]]> http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/2010/06/04/unanswerable-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Ralph Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:10:34 +0000 http://caribbeanreviewofbooks.com/?p=1478#comment-62 but what know they of judging who only judging know? :) Ralph but what know they of judging who only judging know?
Ralph

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