The Sky's Wild Noise

Overview

In these essays, Rupert Roopnaraine—who has been called a Caribbean Hazlitt—displays his sharp antennae for the spirit of the age and a prose style that is both elegant and intensely alive. A wide range of his interests are represented here, including literary and art criticism, political analysis, social commentary, memoirs, and tributes. Taken together, the material provides an overview of Roopnaraine's 30-year political battle for democracy, social justice, racial harmony, and the creation of a cultivated civil society in Guyana and the wider Caribbean.

Author Biography

Rupert Roopnaraine is a leading Caribbean intellectual, a political activist, and member of the Guyanese parliament. He is the author of Primacy of the Eye, Rereading Martin Carter, and Suite for Supriya.