Out of Order: Anthony Winkler and White West Indian Writing

219 Pages·2006·0.94 MB·English

by  Kim Robinson-walcott

Out of Order!
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Out of Order!
Anthony Winkler
and
White West Indian Writing
Kim Robinson-Walcott
University of the West Indies Press
Jamaica Barbados Trinidad and Tobago
University of the West Indies Press
1A Aqueduct Flats Mona
Kingston 7 Jamaica
www.uwipress.com
© 2006 by Kim Robinson-Walcott
All rights reserved. Published 2006
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Chapter 4 was originally published in Small Axe, no. 14 (September 2003): 93–110.
We are grateful to Indiana University Press for permission to reproduce this article.
Earlier versions of chapters 6 and 7 appeared in Sargasso 10 (2000): 25–37 and the
Journal of West Indian Literature9, no. 2 (April 2001): 51–101.
CATALOGUING IN PUBLICATION DATA
Robinson-Walcott, Kim.
Out of order: Anthony Winkler and white West Indian writing /
Kim Robinson-Walcott.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 976-640-172-1
1. Winkler, Anthony, 1942– – Criticism and interpretation.
2. West Indian literature – History and criticism. 3. West Indian literature – White
authors – History and criticism. I. Title.
PR9265.9.W58Z63 2006 813.54
Cover illustration:Allan Zion, untitled (1999).
Book and cover design by Robert Harris.
Set in Adobe Garamond 11/14 x 27
Printed in the United States of America.
For Bert, in his memory
For Betty, in her honour
For Tony, with respect
For Miles and Sydne, with love
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Contents
Acknowledgements / ix
Introduction / 1
Part 1 White West Indian Writers
and Winkler
Chapter 1 Winkler and West Indian Whiteness / 9
Chapter 2 Winkler and White West Indian Writing / 21
Chapter 3 Transcending the Planter Legacy / 46
Chapter 4 Claiming an Identity We Thought They Despised / 65
Part 2 Reading Anthony Winkler
Chapter 5 Writing the Black Protagonist / 85
Chapter 6 Carnival Meets Dancehall / 111
Chapter 7 Searching for the Centre / 130
Notes / 169
Selected Bibliography / 192
Index / 201
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Acknowledgements
WITHOUTTHEENCOURAGEMENT, full cooperation, respectful distancing and
ultimately the friendship of Anthony Winkler, this book would not have
been possible. I also deeply appreciate the support and friendship of his wife,
Cathy.
This book is a revised version of my PhD dissertation, “Locating Anthony
Winkler” (University of the West Indies, Mona, 2001). Professor Mervyn
Morris was my mentor long before he became my thesis supervisor. I thank
him for his gentle but firm guidance, his perfectionism, and his generosity of
spirit.
The start of this journey was facilitated by Kingston Publishers (now
LMH Publishing), where as editor I was introduced to Winkler and his
works. I thank Mike Henry and his son Andrew for giving me the freedom
to explore these works and to develop a close working relationship with
Winkler. The journey was made easier by the financial support of the
University of the West Indies which awarded me the Western Union Sir
Frank Worrell Scholarship for Excellence. The assistance of Eppie Edwards
of the National Library of Jamaica and the staff of the UWI Main Library,
West Indies and Special Collections, was invaluable. The journey would not
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