The Village Curtain: A Jamaica Collection, first time author Tony Tame’s novel-in-stories about a coastal fishing community in Jamaica, will be launched at Bookophiliar, 92 Hope Road, Kingston 6, on Friday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m. In these stories, Tame, himself a local fisherman, presents the contradiction between what might appear on the surface to [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, March 21, 2010
In today’ s Gleaner newspaper, Paul H. Williams reviews Tony Tame’s book “The Village Curtain: A Jamaica Collection”. It is not surprising that Tame wrote a collection of stories that are invariably about fishing, fisher-folk and the sea, with vivid descriptions of the geography and fauna of the locations. Set in fictitious Jamaican coastal communities, [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, October 18, 2009
Set in Jamaica’s coastal communities, “The Village Curtain: A Jamaica Collection” by Tony Tame, is a collection of fictional stories, sketches and imaginary characters. In terms of a story line, it is an informational journey through the lives of Jamaica’s fishermen and the women who care for them. It shows how the ocean is sometimes [...]
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
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