![]() But amongst the violence, Chariandy also paints a tender portrayal of two brothers navigating a world that expects them to fail. So, when Chariandy released his next book, Brother, this past fall, I attended the launch, bought the book, and read it in two nights.īrother focuses on two boys with West Indian ancestry growing up in a Scarborough housing complex in 1991 the younger brother, Michael, guides us through his relationships with his Trinidadian mother and his brother Francis, and with the tense, colourful, and sometimes violent society that surrounds them.īrother is especially relevant today in its depiction of racism and police violence, and perhaps also important in that it shows these issues exist in Canada too. ![]() I was deeply moved by Chariandy’s sensitive portrayal of a mother and son battling through their individual and collective histories. Ever since a student suggested I read his first novel Soucouyant years ago, I’ve held it close to my heart-teaching it in my classroom and begging him to visit for a book talk (with success, finally, last year!). I’m obsessed with David Chariandy’s books and brain. ![]()
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