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Kevin Jared Hosein

Autor(a) de Hungry Ghosts: A Novel

5+ Works 101 Membros 5 Críticas

About the Author

Kevin Jared Hosein is a writer from Trinidad and Tobago. He wrote and illustrated his debut book in 2013, Littletown Secrets. It was named the best children's book of 2013 by the Trinidad Guardian. His other awards include being the regional winner of the 2015 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for The mostrar mais King of Settlement 4, and winner of 2018 Commonwealth Writers' Short Story Prize for Passages. He is the author of the poem, The Wait is So, So Long. It was awarded the Gold Key at the New York-based Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Obras por Kevin Jared Hosein

Hungry Ghosts: A Novel (2023) 86 exemplares
The Beast of Kukuyo (2018) 6 exemplares
The Repenters (2016) 5 exemplares
Littletown Secrets 2 exemplares
Hiranyagarbha 2 exemplares

Associated Works

New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean (2016) — Contribuidor — 39 exemplares
Pepperpot: best new stories from the Caribbean (2014) — Autor — 36 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

País (no mapa)
Trinidad and Tobago
Local de nascimento
Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago

Membros

Críticas

The writing was beautiful but I struggled to connect with the characters. This could, however, be because of the situation I found myself reading the book in. I might decide to pick it up again in the future to see if being less socially exhausted improves the experience as this isn't an easy book to read (difficult contents and the style, while delightful, might take a little getting used to)
 
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TheAceOfPages | 4 outras críticas | Dec 31, 2023 |
The book and the author both seem to getting a big boost at the moment, with the Booker prize being mentioned. I was less swept away, initially, but I felt the author was mastering his craft as he wrote the book. The last third was significantly better than the first third of the book.
But I don't want to be over critical. This is a significant book and one that deserves to be widely read. Set in rural Trinidad in the 1940s the book tells the stories of the very poor. The characters are varied and believable. The poverty is crushing.
A couple of quirks. The author uses some of the most arcane terminology I have come across in a book. I found myself reaching for reference material more that I would have liked. But set against the (well crafted) broken and ungrammatic patois of the characters, the obscure vocabulary just seems more than a little odd.
There are also a few time travellers appearing in 1940s Trinidad - well before their time. Penicillin. Silicone caulking. A record player (78 rpm shellac records at that time!) that continues playing for hours after the owners have gone to bed. These are merely amusing and don't detract from the book. But the editors and publishers should be embarrassed.
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mbmackay | 4 outras críticas | Jun 30, 2023 |
Gruesome story set on the island of Trinidad around the 1940's when there is a presence of white landowners living closely to those in dire poverty. A mixture of Hindu and Christian and indigenous beliefs. Hans and his wife live in the barracks along with other families - so closely that every sounds is heard from room to room. Hans manages to get a job on the property of the Changoor's, a wealthy family. When Mr. Changoor disappears, his wife, Marlee entices Hans to stay over night for protection due to some strange happenings in the area. Hans' son, Krishna, is especially upset and embarrassed about his father.

The conditions of the people are sad and miserable, yet there is a strong sense of family, duty, and loyalty to their own kind.

I didn't particularly like the writing style as some of the sentences simply didn't seem to make sense. The story is sad, but I never really could really build up a feeling for the characters.
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maryreinert | 4 outras críticas | May 18, 2023 |
Things are not what they seem at the Changoor farm, where Marlee and Dalton live. He has disappeared and Marlee has gotten a note for ransom but doesn't pay it because she doesn't care if they kill him. She asks Hans, a farm hand, to spend the nights at the farm to protect her. He leaves behind his wife Shweta and Son Krishna to do her bidding (and more!). Whose who live in the barraks in poverty are entwined with the mystery and all their lives are changed. (Dalton is killed accidentally by the twins Radra and Rustam who cover it up. The deception starts the fatal end to Krishna and his family.) Setting is so well described and I loved the characters.… (mais)
 
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MartyB2000 | 4 outras críticas | Apr 12, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
5
Also by
2
Membros
101
Popularidade
#188,710
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
5
ISBN
15

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