Creatives and creators came together at Haymans Market on Thursday, May 30, as Caribbean author Oonya Kempadoo presented ‘NANIKI IMMERSIVE: A Caribbean Story…
The Forum for Caribbean Writers and Readers presents the book launch of Naniki, the latest novel by Oonya Kempadoo. This event takes place on Friday, April 5, 2024, from 5:00 to 7:00pm (EDT), sponsored by the Centre for Caribbean Studies, Women and Gender Studies Institute at the University of Toronto, and co-sponsored by School of…
Val Rwigema (Montreal Review of Books) reviews Oonya Kempadoo’s recently published novel, Naniki, calling it “a work of magic realism and Caribbean futurism” and “a love letter to the Caribbean and its light-flecked waters.” Here are excerpts; read the full review at mRb. [Also see our previous post New Book: Oonya Kempadoo’s “Naniki.”] Oonya Kempadoo’s recently…
Can’t wait to read this exciting new book by Oonya Kempadoo, Naniki (Dundurn Press, January 2024). Junot Díaz (Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao) writes, “Time-bending, world-bending, heart-bending, Naniki is truly luminous … a lyrical spiritual Afro-Indigenous epic set in a climate ravaged Caribbean… two elemental beings, Amana and Skelele, must find their…