The book’s central theme is clearly set out and presented with real authority and intellectual rigour; the analysis of the primary texts is perceptive and original, often wittily expressed; and the range of theoretical material applied is both appropriate and impressive. [This is a study infused with] a highly topical freshness and with an intellectual potency that together make of ... Read moreit a particularly welcome contribution to several fields of criticism: not just Caribbean studies, francophone studies, and postcolonial studies, but also trauma studies and cultural studies more widely [...] A lively, sparkling book; it is salted with apt reference and always as stylistically engaging as it is intellectually stimulating. Mary Gallagher, International Journal of French Studies An assured and subtle critique [...]. McCusker's pleasure in reading Chamoiseau's sumptuous prose is clear even as she acknowledges its paradoxes, exclusions and, more recently, its stylistic longueurs. Her book, perceptive and stimulating, is another sign that postcolonial studies has matured as a critical platform for the study of literature and its contentious contexts. Patrick Crowley, French Studies This well-written book will be a boon to those who teach francophone Caribbean literature, and will help to reactivate the scholarly debate about the significance of the creolite movement. It deserves a wide audience, among both anglophone and francophone readers. Toby Garfitt, Modern Language Review, 104.2
Modern Language Review, 104.2
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