Michael Derek Roberts

Books

An Immigrant's Story: In The Belly Of The Beast
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 32,410. Language: English. Published: May 29, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » General
A look at New York City's immigrant community in one of the most racially and ethnically diverse cities in the United States where over 70 languages are spoken every day - the great borough of Brooklyn. Told through the eyes of an immigrant its a sometimes funny, sometimes blunt - but away frank - narrative that is a joy to read.
Memories of Ah Bacchanal Woman
Price: $7.00 USD. Words: 15,090. Language: English. Published: May 19, 2016 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Caribbean & West Indies / General
This is a brief sociological account of the history, culture and nature of Caribbean Carnivals. Its told by MICHAEL DEREK ROBERTS, a master storyteller who grew up in Grenada the small neighboring country of Trinidad & Tobago - the "Land of Carnival, Calypso and Steelband."

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