After more than a decade in the United States, the Caribbean writer
C. L. R. James ran afoul of McCarthyism in 1953 and was deported.
In exile in London, he began to write stories in the form of
letters to his four-year-old son "Nobbie," who remained in the
States. Through a distinctive, imaginary, and sometimes absurd cast
of characters--Good Boongko, Bad boo-boo-loo, Moby Dick, and
Nicholas the worker, among others--these stories explore questions
of friendship, conflict, community, ethics, and power in humorous
and often ingenious ways; they also stand as a moving testament to
a father's struggle to be a vivid presence in the life of his son
despite separation and distance.
Attesting to James's remarkable gifts as a writer and his
unusual talent for engaging wide and diverse audiences, these witty
and poignant stories, published here for the first time, are not
just for James aficionados. Each story is a delight in its own way,
making the book irresistible for children and adults alike.
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