The Ten Incarnations of Adam Avatar (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781845230005)

This postmodern historical novel addresses power, sex, and the role of the imagination in constructing social realities. Adam Avatar has been, among other incarnations, a Spanish priest, a slave trader, a white indentured servant, and a female pirate. In each incarnation, however, he is killed at age 50 by his nemesis the Shadowman, a fate he hopes to elude in his life as a Caribbean everyman, with the aid of a psychiatrist. The historical periods of his life are vividly portrayed with Joycean grasp of historical voice, examining the wrongs of each period and discovering the malleability of individuals in different social environments.

Author: Kevin Baldeosingh
ISBN-10: 1845230000
ISBN-13: 9781845230005
Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2004
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 1.30d