Overview
Region
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
Era
Contemporary
Language
English
Genre
Science Fiction
About This Work
Tan-Tan escapes her abusive father to a parallel world, where she becomes the mythic outlaw figure the Midnight Robber, drawn from Caribbean Carnival tradition. Written in Afro-Caribbean creole.
Literary Significance
A landmark of Caribbean science fiction; fuses Afrofuturism with Carnival mythology and creole language