Flaming Hearts and Other Stories is Ellis’ first published collection. The collection which won the National Book Development Council first prize for adult literature in 1993 (The Una Marson Award) was published in 1996 and established Ellis as a new and unmistakable voice among Jamaican story-tellers. The characters that people these stories are the “ordinary Jamaican people” Garfield Ellis says it is his calling to write about,
The writer’s power lies in transforming the stories of these ordinary people, speaking in authentic Jamaican voices and living comfortably in their environment, into tales of relationships, and internal struggle and concerns universal to the human condition.
Meanwhile, the author’s own relationship with the backdrop – his beautiful island – plays always lyrically in the background.
STORIES
Breeze
A boy finds camaraderie and a role model in the carefree life of a beach-roaming womanizer.
Flaming Hearts
Two boys struggle to find themselves and their confidence in the face of their faith and fear of a harsh and disciplined teacher.
Sparing Partner
Love tests the limits of friendship as two people try hard to keep their relationship within platonic bounds.
Caney
The story of a sugar cane vendor’s quest to win the heart of a lonely housewife
Rain
A man discovers that the woman he gives shelter in his car from the rain is more than just another passerby.
Posted by George Lamming, Author on 28th Feb 2012
Ellis’ first collection reveals a refreshing style and deftly painted, vibrant characters.
National Book Development Council
His originality lies in a special ability to combine (a) technical frame of mind with a very flexible and lyrical imagination. Ellis writes with grace and power.
George Lamming, Author
Visiting Professor of African Studies
Brown University
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