{"product_id":"9780993108686","title":"Witchbroom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWitchbroom\u003c\/em\u003e is a visionary history of a Caribbean Spanish\/French Creole family and an island over four centuries to 20th-century independence. With an innovative tone and content, its carnival tales of crime and passion are told by the narrator Lavren, who is both male and female.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1992, \u003cem\u003eWitchbroom\u003c\/em\u003e became a Caribbean classic. The following year it became a \u003cstrong\u003eBBC Radio 4 Book at Bedtime\u003c\/strong\u003e, broadcast over eight nights and read by the author. It was shortlisted for a \u003cstrong\u003eCommonwealth Writers Prize Best First Book\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pioneering work, it heralded a new generation of modernist Caribbean writers who, like Scott, broke away from a predominantly realist literary tradition; \u003cem\u003eWitchbroom\u003c\/em\u003e identifies more with magical realism. A richly entertaining and many layered read, its hermaphrodite narrator brings a contemporary flavour to the novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title \u003cem\u003eWitchbroom\u003c\/em\u003e refers to a fungus that attacks cocoa trees, and is also used as a metaphor for the decline of the island's plantocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Papillote Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017830187248,"sku":"9780993108686","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780993108686_p0.jpg?v=1763899176","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780993108686","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}