Books by Tiphanie Yanique
language
English
review 1: The novel begins around the time of the transition from Dutch to US Virgin Islands and ends around the Korean War. It (primarily) follows the women of a family and how the political changes in their islands impact their lives. The writing, with shifting narrators, is compelling, ...
language
English
review 1: These characters are sharply drawn; they fit uneasily into their lives, and especially their relationships with others. Age, race, class, confuse and mystify. Not all the stories live up to the characters in them, but the writing is consistently satisfying. "The International ...