The Cowherd's Son (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781936797967)

Rajiv Mohabir uses his queer and mixed-caste identities as grace notes to charm alienation into silence. Mohabir's inheritance of myths, folk tales, and multilingual translations make a palimpsest of histories that bleed into one another. A descendant of indentureship survivors, the poet-narrator creates an allegorical chronicle of dislocations and relocations, linking India, Guyana, Trinidad, New York, Orlando, Toronto, and Honolulu, combining the amplitude of mythology with direct witness and sensual reckoning, all the while seeking joy in testimony.

Author: Rajiv Mohabir
ISBN-10: 1936797968
ISBN-13: 9781936797967
Publisher: Tupelo Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2017
Pages: 84
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/17/2017
Library Journal 08/01/2017