Entwisted Tongues is a work of passion that conquers through its erudition ,seduces through its interpretations,
and convinces through its style.
< Maximlien Laroche, Research in African Literatures
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After a quarter of a century, Entwisted Tongues has gone out-of-print. an ebook is available here. For those interested but who cannot afford the big bucks, herewith a stock of PDGs of surrogate published pieces relating to the topic:
Primer of Haitian Literature in Kreyòl , 2004. Widely read introduction to writing in Ayisyin. PDF here.
Basilects in Creole Literature. examples from Sranan, Capeverdian Crioulo and Antillean Kreyol, 2005. PDF here.
Islands, Enclaves, Continua: Notes Toward a Comparative History of Caribbean Creole Literatures, 1992. A comparative academic approach to Negerhollands, Sranan, Lesser Antillean Kréyol, Haitian and Papiamentu. PDF here.
Kribich, cribiche, ou écrevisse : L’avenir de l’Éloge de la Créolité, 1992. In French, a study of dialects in Antillean Kréyol literatures. PDF here
In Every Clime: Literary Notes around the Discovery of Sranan-Tongo, 1991 A paper treating John Stedman’s report on early Sranan. PDFhere.
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