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Anthony C. Winkler, one of the most popular West Indian writers of the last fifty years largely due to his “out-of-order” outrageousness, is a white Jamaican who is often, on the basis of his writing, assumed to be black. Acknowledging the fluidity of the terms “white Jamaican” and “white West Indian”, the book offers a preliminary overview of writing by white West Indians, identifying stereotypes and relating Winkler’s books to prevalent trends demonstrated by other white West Indians – and suggesting that Winkler’s work stands apart from the mainstream in significant ways. The book provides a detailed analysis of two Winkler novels (The Lunatic and The Duppy) and an autobiographical work (Going Home to Teach). In examining these texts Robinson-Walcott highlights aspects of Winkler’s experience which have helped shape his distinctive, “out-of-order” vision. Anthony C. Winkler has emerged as a significant as well as an immensely popular Jamaican writer of fiction, with four novels, one autobiographical work and a collection of short stories already published, and two additional novels scheduled for publication in 2006. Several of his novels are being taught at universities in the W

Who reads Out of order! : Anthony Winkler and white West Indian writing?

Author

Kim Robinson-walcott

Publisher

University of West Indies Press; University of the West Indies Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781435630932

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction

Updated

2026-03-24