Geoffrey Philp
Auteur de Benjamin, My Son
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Nadezka Ferro-Philp
Œuvres de Geoffrey Philp
Oeuvres associées
The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories: Reissue (Oxford Books of Prose) (1999) — Contributeur — 93 exemplaires
Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction (2000) — Contributeur — 80 exemplaires
Iron Balloons: Hit Fiction from Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop (2006) — Contributeur — 35 exemplaires
So Much Things to Say: 100 Poets from the First Ten Years of the Calabash International Literary Festival (2010) — Contributeur — 24 exemplaires
Bearden's Odyssey: Poets Respond to the Art of Romare Bearden (2017) — Contributeur — 11 exemplaires
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Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Philp, Geoffrey
- Date de naissance
- 1958-03-14
- Sexe
- male
- Études
- University of Miami
- Professions
- Professor of English, Miami Dade College
- Prix et distinctions
- Individual Artist Fellowship from the Florida Arts Council, an artist-in-residence at the Seaside Institute, Sauza "Stay Pure" Award, Canute Brodhurst Prize, Daily News Prize, and James Michener fellowships
- Courte biographie
- Geoffrey Philp (born March 14, 1958) is a Jamaican poet, novelist, and playwright. He is the author of the novel, Benjamin, My Son and five poetry collections: Exodus and Other Poems, hurricane center, Florida Bound, xango music, and Twelve Poems and A Story for Christmas. He has also written a book of short stories, Uncle Obadiah and the Alien; a play, Ogun's Last Stand, and a children's book, Grandpa Sydney's Anancy Stories.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 11
- Aussi par
- 6
- Membres
- 31
- Popularité
- #440,253
- Évaluation
- 4.1
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 12
I was familiar with the Anancy story already from reading West Indian Folk Tales by Philip Sherlock, but really liked the way it was combined with a contemporary story. It would make it more relevant to a child today, and may even spark a love of traditional folk tales. The writing is excellent, and though it deals with a serious subject it is entertaining and not at all preachy.
The illustrations in the book were really good even on my black-and-white Kindle, so I imagine they'd be great in the paper copy. I'd recommend this as a book that could be read aloud to very young children, or that older children could read by themselves and discover some important lessons about how to deal with bullies.… (plus d'informations)