Books Quote by Marlon James

The Caribbean is an immense ocean that just happens to have a few islands in it. The people have an immense respect for it,…

— Derek Walcott

The Caribbean is such an apocalyptic place, whether it's the decimation of the indigenous populations by the Europeans, whether it's the importation of slaves…

— Junot Diaz

I don't know a lot about my Jamaican heritage, so I relish any opportunity to learn about Caribbean culture.

— Karla Crome

The Caribbean calls upon the enslaving governments of Europe and their national institutions, all enriched and empowered by their crimes against humanity, to return…

— Hilary Beckles

One that actually relates to all Latin American literature: that is, not every author is interested in being a representative of his or her…

— Adam Morris

American literature has never been content to be just one among the many literatures of the Western World. It has always aspired to be…

— Christopher Dawson

My delight in things is definitely Caribbean. It has to do with landscape and food. The fact that my language may have a metrical…

— Derek Walcott

The Caribbean is not an idyll, not to its natives. They draw their working strength from it organically, like trees, like the sea almond…

— Derek Walcott

We all have a tendency to over generalize our individual experiences. After I've published something, I'll meet someone who says, "I'm Haitian, and I…

— Edwidge Danticat

A lot of the time, it's a European man talking about a Caribbean experience, observing it from outside. We wanted to show the multiplicity…

— Andi Oliver

Effectively, what we are saying to the governments of Europe is, 'OK, after 300 years, you have left these islands in a pretty bad…

— Hilary Beckles

At the time Latin America was composed only of colonies. We were up against the biggest army of the colonial world, the Napoleonic army.…

— Michele Montas