God Carlos

Winkler is renowned in the West Indies for his comic genius. In God Carlos , he undertakes the formidable task of imagining the region's damaged history?unwritten and seemingly unreachable?with such ease and insight that we find ourselves transported to sixteenth-century Jamaica, as we watch the story unfold before our eyes.?Robert Antoni, author of Carnival "Every country (if she's lucky) gets the Mark Twain she deserves, and Winkler is ours."?Marlon James, author of The Book of Night Women God Carlos transports us aboard an early sixteenth-century sailing vessel bound for the lately discovered West Indies with a band of ragtag sailors looking for gold in Jamaica. But the European newcomers find no gold, only the merciless climate that nourishes diseases that slaughter them and the native Arawaks whose culture, customs, and beliefs are anathema to the arriving Spaniards. Anthony C. Winkler was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1942 and is widely recognized as one of the island's finest exports. His critically acclaimed novels include The Duppy , Dog War , and The Lunatic , which was turned into a feature film. He lives with his wife in Atlanta, Georgia.