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    The Duppy

    By Anthony C. Winkler

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    "Every country (if she’s lucky) gets the Mark Twain she deserves, and Winkler is ours, bristling with savage Jamaican wit, heart-stopping compassion, and jaw-dropping humor all at once."Marlon James, author of John Crow’s Devil

    With his characteristic outrageousness, Anthony C. Winkler defies taboos and subverts conventional thinking in this entertaining, thought-provoking, and ultimately uplifting novel.

    Anthony C. Winkler was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1942, and is widely recognized as one of the island’s finest and most hilarious exports. His Caribbean classic The Lunatic (Akashic Books) was turned into a feature film, and his last novel, Dog War, was published in May 2007 by Akashic. He lives with his wife in Atlanta, Georgia.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAkashic Books
    Release dateMar 1, 2008
    ISBN9781617750489
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    • 3/5
      Very strange book. The author uses the protagnist's duppy status to explore religion, sex, Jamaica and American societies and their values. A very entertaining read. I found the discription of sex and the sex organs in particular to be juvenile. I didn't quite buy the protaginist's personality. His character wasn't rooted in realisty. You knew that you were reading satire because he was so fake.