The Zaboca Tree (p/b)- Ken Jaikaransingh

In his third collection, the author continues to explore the impact of social, historical and political events in the history of the history of Trinidad through the lens of fiction. In this particular volume, the focus is on the period after 1945, where the island stumbles into a quasi-modern existence amidst domestic and international upheavals. In many ways, these stories are more troubling and provocative than those in his earlier collections, and will fascinate those unfamiliar with the events that provide the backdrop to these narratives, stir the memories of those ,sometimes uncomfortably ,who lived through those unsettled times, and invite those who live with their fallout to consider their history afresh.