The Ten Incarnations of Adam Avatar
By Kevin Baldeosingh
Published by
Peepal Tree Press
ISBN 9781845230005
Category Historical, fantasy
Summer 2013
Synopsis
Baldeosingh brings powerful narrative drive to this blend of historical fiction and fantasy. Avatar moves through past lives retold with a vivid grasp of historical period. The novel asks uncomfortable questions about the nature of sex and power, the relationships between abuser and abused, and the malleability of the individual.
Author's Biography
Kevin Baldeosingh was born in 1963 in Trinidad. He was educated at the University of the West Indies, where he also got a BA. He is a novelist and newspaper columnist.
Reviews
ËœKevin Baldeosingh is a writer with a funny bone¦ here social realism is couched within an ambient irony-cum-satire â€World Literature Today
'A good read. There are chapters that are unputdownable; several of them will keep you up at night as you try to finish.' Suszannah Clarke, Trinidad Newsday
'This historical melodrama is sometimes gruesome, sometimes touching, sometimes poetic and sometimes savage. It is nearly always immensely readable. Deeply researched and carefully written.' Lisa Allen-Agostini, Trinidad Guardian