This volume captures the essence of Belizean oral tradition. It is a wonderful mosaic of tales and legends reflecting the fascinating cultural diversity of Belizean life.
The stories in this second volume of Memories, Dreams and Nightmares are not only the voices of women, they are the voices of writers demanding to be heard, claiming a place in history, shaping through their vision the landscape of our Belizean/ Caribbean/ Central Americanness.
This collection of four short stories written in Spanish integrates folklore and historical events in the early days of Belize's western border settlement of "Old Bank" or Benque Viejo as the settlers called it. Each story describes an experience with the supernatural presented in a cultural context within a changing society.
Seven short stories vividly depicting different facets of Belize's reality. From the country's rural areas to New York City, we accompany Belizean women and men as they go through the joys and hardships of life. Zoila Ellis demonstrates a refined ability to perceive and reproduce situations and characters, heightening the emotional impact of everyday events and rendering them into fine…
This collection of short stories offers first hand insights into the reality of Belizean society, its richness and humour. Each tale is unique in flavour and imbued with Young's wit and satire entwining lifestyles with socio-cultural aspects of the period.
This collection contains a remarkable cross-section of Belizean life. The works range from the humorous to the tragic, are based on myth and in real life, and have been created by some of the country's best known writers, artists and performers.
Belize’s rich cultural diversity is brought to life in this new anthology of short stories. Spanning a creative period of 40 years, the work is a wonderful sampler of the literary development and unique character of Belizean life.
Zoila Ellis’s stories restore human community, nature, and ancient beliefs to their rightful places in our misguided world. Her literary landscape spans the Caribbean, England, Central America and the USA.
