Mama Dot
Fred D'Aguiar (Author), Chatto & Windus (Firm) (Publisher)
"The first section of Mama Dot comprises a series in which [D'Aguiar's] early years [in Guyana] are recalled with a passionately lyrical evocation of landscapes, incidents and family relations. They are sensuous celebrations, but are nevertheless touched with melancholy and nostalgia -- qualities which are fully evident elsewhere in the book, in poems which address the life D'Aguiar now leads in England, and which concentrate on themes of exile. In the final section, 'Guyanese Days', he returns once again to the scenes and memories of his childhood"-- Page 4 of cover
Print Book, English, 1985
Chatto & Windus, London, 1985