The White Man in the Tree and Other Stories

The White Man in the Tree is a comedy of cultural misunderstandings set in the Caribbean, New York, and Paris, a novella and eight stories about people who, because of their differences, misjudge each other. Whether it is a sophisticated European filmmaker, an ambitious young black Haitian woman, a promising politician obsessed with women's feet, or a fish-out-of-water rabbi in search of a kosher chicken in Cura ao, each of Kurlansky's characters engages us with impulses and interactions that are by turns comic, insightful, and poignant. The White Man in the Tree is an affectionate portrait of a unique society, where Europe, America, Africa, and Asia meet Latin America.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 09/01/2001
ISBN: 9780671036065
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.04h x 4.98w x 0.84d

Review Citations: New York Times 09/30/2001 pg. 24
Booksense '76 Jan/Feb 2002 01/01/2002 pg. 1