Caribbean (novel)

Caribbean (novel)

The historical novel "Caribbean" (1989), written by James A. Michener, depicts the history of the Caribbean region from the time of the native Arawak tribes until about 1990. It mixes fact and fiction as Michener notes in the foreword. For example, the story about the island of All Saints is purely fictional, though the book's map shows it as an island in the location of Saint Lucia. [The island of All Saints also bears almost identical history to St Lucia and has many landmarks in common, with similar names. In some instances Michener has taken well known areas and put them on The Atlantic side of the island instead of the Caribbean.]


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