Caribbean Writing with Claire Adam, Jamaica Kincaid and Jacob Ross
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BBC
4.2 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2019
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
A special programme celebrating the breadth and power of writing from the Caribbean
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| 0:45.5 | Hello, if you're in need of a ray of sunshine, you're in the right place, |
| 0:49.4 | because here on Open Book, we're basking in literature from the Caribbean. Captain, this ship is sinking. |
| 0:54.9 | Captain, this sees a rock |
| 0:57.4 | boy yes |
| 0:58.2 | Gypsy with the sinking |
| 0:59.9 | ship |
| 1:00.3 | like that song |
| 1:01.6 | lamenting the corruption |
| 1:02.7 | rife in 1980s |
| 1:04.1 | Trinidad |
| 1:04.6 | the sunny exterior |
| 1:06.1 | the lies a much more |
| 1:07.4 | complex reality |
| 1:08.4 | and it's that story |
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