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An Interview With Laurie Gunst, Author Of BORN FI DEAD
Below we’ve reproduced a NattyDread.Fr interview of Laurie Gunst, author of the popular but controversial “Born Fi’ Dead: A Journey Through The Jamaican Posse Underworld“. THE INTERVIEW Natty Dread : Laurie, can you tell us about your social background? Laurie Gunst : I was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia – the capital of the [...]
Continue reading...On This Day In The History Of Jamaican Books – September 17, 1955
17. September 2010
On this day – September 17, 1955 – in the history of Jamaican books, Peter Abrahams (a South African author) arrives in the island to write a book about Jamaica. The book has been commissioned by the Colonial Office in London, and is intended to be (according to the author) a portrait of the island. [...]
Continue reading...French Version Of ‘Born Fi Dead’ Now Available
18. July 2010
Born Fi’ Dead, American author Laurie Gunst’s gritty, controversial book about gang violence in Jamaica, was recently translated into French. It was released recently in Europe by Thibault Ehrengardt (editor and publisher of the French reggae magazine Natty Dread), and Ehrengardt has said that the French edition of Born Fi’ Dead is part of his [...]
Continue reading...Short Review – Escape To An Autumn Pavement By Andrew Salkey
22. June 2010
Escape To An Autumn Pavement, by Jamaican writer Andrew Salkey, was first published in 1960, and republished in 2009 with a foreword by Thomas Glave. It was republished last year by Peepal Tree Press, and is part of their Modern Caribbean Classics. Escape To An Autumn Pavement is a pioneering piece of work that deals [...]
Continue reading...Le Reggae Book Re-Released
19. June 2010
Le Reggae, French reggae historian Bruno Blum’s highly regarded book on the history of Jamaican music, was reportedly re-released in Europe recently. The new version of Le Reggae reportedly includes a foreword by renowned drum-and-bass production team, Sly and Robbie, as well as an updated chapter one which focuses on the relationship between the folk [...]
Continue reading...Flash Back – May 3, 1956
3. May 2010
“Voices Under The Window”, the first novel by Jamaican author John Hearne, is awarded the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize. The award is for citizens of the British Commonwealth who are under the age of 30 at the time of the publication of their book. “Voices Under The Window” is still available in paperback. Buy [...]
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20. March 2011
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