EARL MCKENZIE

The "Longman Caribbean Writers" series comprises many classic novels, short stories and plays by the best known Caribbean authors, together with works from new writers. "Two Roads to Mount Joyful" is a collection of short stories which reflect the landscape, people and culture of rural Jamaica. The stories explore social tensions, folklore, social practices, history and the problems of youth and women. Earl Mckenzie sees rural Jamaica as the bedrock of Jamaican culture and his writing is a way of exploring, expressing and preserving this culture.