Blessed Is the Fruit
First US edition | |
| Author | Robert Antoni |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Henry Holt |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Pages | 399 |
| ISBN | 0-8050-4925-8 |
| OCLC | 44820758 |
Blessed Is the Fruit is a novel by Robert Antoni. Published in 1997 by Henry Holt, it explores the fluid boundaries of race in the Caribbean.
Reception
Betsy Willeford, writing in the The Miami Herald, found that while the books was "both earthy and litary", the "use of symbol and portent blocks out the rader's view" of the characters.[1] James Polk, of The Philadelphia Inquirer, on the other hand, found that "[f]or all its difficulty, for all its surface impenetrability" the book told "a simple story, and told "it very well indeed".[2]
References
- ^ Willeford, Betsy (6 April 1997). "Outpourings to an unborn child". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 5C. Retrieved 1 November 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Polk, James (8 June 1997). "A litany of life told by and for those who persevere". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. Q8. Retrieved 1 November 2025 – via Newspapers.com.