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Coolitude - An Anthology of the Indian Labour Diaspora (Paperback, First Edition,): Marina Carter, Khal Torabully Coolitude - An Anthology of the Indian Labour Diaspora (Paperback, First Edition,)
Marina Carter, Khal Torabully
R525 Discovery Miles 5 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Coolitude is both an intellectual interpretation of and a poetic and artistic immersion into the world of the vanished coolie. This collection of previously unpublished texts, poems and sketches captures the essence of the Indian plantation experience and deconstructs traditional depictions of the status of the coolie in the British Empire.

The concept of 'coolitude' encompasses the experiences of first generation workers together with those of their descendants spread across the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean islands today. The symbolic value of the word lies in both the scope it gives us to interpret the specificities of the coolie experience and its use as a comparative tool. The book embraces 'coolitude' in its various incarnations: the shared experience of the voyaging migrants, the walk from village to port town and the weeks spent on board ship. All Coolies, irrespective of whether they went to Fiji, South Africa, the West Indies or the Indian Ocean islands, underwent an exile from their Indian homeland. 'Coolitude' emphasizes their shared history.

Cargo Hold Of Stars - Coolitude (Hardcover): Khal Torabully Cargo Hold Of Stars - Coolitude (Hardcover)
Khal Torabully; Translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson
R520 Discovery Miles 5 200 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Cargo Hold of Stars is an ode to the forgotten voyage of a forgotten people. Khal Torabully gives voice to the millions of indentured men and women, mostly from India and China, who were brought to Mauritius between 1849 and 1923. Many were transported overseas to other European colonies. Kept in close quarters in the ship's cargo hold, many died. Most never returned home. With Cargo Hold of Stars, Torabully introduces the concept of 'Coolitude' in a way that echoes Aime Cesaire's term 'Negritude,' imbuing the term with dignity and pride, as well as a strong and resilient cultural identity and language. Stating that ordinary language was not equipped to bring to life the diverse voices of indenture, Torabully has developed a 'poetics of Coolitude': a new French, peppered with Mauritian Creole, wordplay, and neologisms-and always musical. The humor in these linguistic acrobatics serves to underscore the violence in which his poems are steeped. Deftly translated from the French by Nancy Naomi Carlson, Cargo Hold of Stars is the song of an uprooting, of the destruction and the reconstruction of the indentured laborer's identity. But it also celebrates setting down roots, as it conjures an ideal homeland of fraternity and reconciliation in which bodies, memories, stories, and languages mingle-a compelling odyssey that ultimately defines the essence of humankind.

Coolitude - An Anthology of the Indian Labour Diaspora (Hardcover, First Edition,): Marina Carter, Khal Torabully Coolitude - An Anthology of the Indian Labour Diaspora (Hardcover, First Edition,)
Marina Carter, Khal Torabully
R1,916 Discovery Miles 19 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Coolitude is both an intellectual interpretation of and a poetic and artistic immersion into the world of the vanished coolie. This collection of previously unpublished texts, poems and sketches captures the essence of the Indian plantation experience and deconstructs traditional depictions of the status of the coolie in the British Empire.

The concept of 'coolitude' encompasses the experiences of first generation workers together with those of their descendants spread across the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean islands today. The symbolic value of the word lies in both the scope it gives us to interpret the specificities of the coolie experience and its use as a comparative tool. The book embraces 'coolitude' in its various incarnations: the shared experience of the voyaging migrants, the walk from village to port town and the weeks spent on board ship. All Coolies, irrespective of whether they went to Fiji, South Africa, the West Indies or the Indian Ocean islands, underwent an exile from their Indian homeland. 'Coolitude' emphasizes their shared history.

Grenade 1492 - L'OEuf ou la Colombe? (French, Paperback): Khal Torabully Grenade 1492 - L'OEuf ou la Colombe? (French, Paperback)
Khal Torabully
R538 Discovery Miles 5 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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