Coups and Calypsos
A military coup sweeps across the twin island state of Trinidad and Tobago. Elvira, a doctor, and Rohan, an English professor, now separated after a stormy marriage, are confined to a beach house during a curfew. Their relationship has foundered on issues of race, identity and politics. The radio informs the beach house of the danger of the insurrection outside. Can they survive their own emotional war?
M. NourbeSe Philip is a Trinidadian Canadian Poet, novelist, playwright, and short story writer.
Other publications from this author include:
- Zong! (2008)
- Looking for Livingstone: An Odyssey of Silence (1991)
- Harriet’s Daughter (1990)
- Discourse on the Logic of Language (1989)
- She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks (1989)
- Salmon Courage (1983)
- Thorns (1980)