Satellite City

by Alecia McKenzie

Alecia McKenzie is one of Jamaica's most exciting new authors. She belongs to that exceptional group of women short story writers who have emerged from the country in the last few years. Satellite City is her first collection of short stories.
Representing a new generation of writers, she moves away from Jamaica's colonial in themes of conflict between generations; sexual politics and gender expectations; class, wealth and poverty; language, politics and power; 'madness', art and racial tensions. At the same time she is capable of exploring Caribbean history through relationships and highlighting the hypocrisies and evasions of Jamaican contemporary society.
Accessible, relevant and artful, however painfully true, the collection is a constant source of pleasure.

Genres: Short Stories

200 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1993

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very interesting collection of lively, well-written stories. I enjoyed it very much and I would not hesitate to try some more of this writer's work.

[Laurie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like to read authors of areas that I visit, so picked this up a few years ago when we were sailing in Jamaican waters... I just got around to reading it. I was very pleasantly surprised by these stories. Each is very different but still a window into life in the last couple decades on the island. Good writing and I look forward to reading more of her work with the expectation I haven't had since finding J Lahiri in the New Yorker...

[Stafari · Rating 5 out of 5]

An enjoyable read.