Brother Man (Macmillan Caribbean Writers) (Macmillan Caribbean Writers Series) - Softcover

Roger Mais

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405062967 ISBN 13: 9781405062961

Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean, 2004

Synopsis

N.B. PLEASE CHECK DETAILS FOR EDITION. || BROTHER MAN by ROGER MAIS. Published by HEINEMANN 1979. Paperback. Drawings by the author.

About this title

Review:

"Brother Man is an amazing novel because it foreshadows the coming of age of the Rastafari movement in Jamaica. In so doing, it becomes more than a passion play and achieves the status of classic Caribbean literature." --Bob Berlinghof, Caribbean Compass

Synopsis:

Originally published in 1954 and acclaimed around the world as one of the classics of Caribbean fiction, "Brother Man" is the tragic story of an honest Rastafarian healer caught up in a web of intrigue and betrayal in Jamaica's tough West Kingston slums. The healer's name is John Power, but everybody calls him Brother Man - a cobbler whose ability to cure the sick and injured through a mystic force uplifts him to the status of a prophet. Throngs begin to trail him when he passes in the street. With each miracle performed his reputation spreads. Looking on with envy is the evil Papacita, a violent enforcer whose authority is threatened by Brother Man's message of peace and love. Papacita's jealousy is stirred in more ways than one. The brutal schemer also covets the attention of Minette, a young attractive girl that Brother Man has rescued from the streets. Set in the same rambunctious lanes that reggae icons like Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff would later stroll and sing about, "Brother Man", is the unforgettable portrait of a ghetto saint - an ordinary man selected by the universe to bring enlightenment to poor belittled people.

It's a story of compelling mythic power that has stood the test of time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan Caribbean
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1405062967
• ISBN 13: 9781405062961
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184