Voices of Working Class West Indians — Jerome Teelucksingh

The collection of 13 short stories captures the experiences and perspectives of the working class in Caribbean countries The stories are based in different West Indian and Latin American countries including Martinique Barbados Guyana Cuba Belize Suriname and Haiti Folklore humor and local dialects are interwoven in these fictional accounts These lively stories explore the themes of culture superstition sport religion gender morals ethnicity class and politics Characters in Voices of working class West Indians display resilience ingenuity and attempt to understand their conditions status and society