Blessed Is the Fruit

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Blessed Is the Fruit
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First US edition
Author Robert Antoni
Publisher Henry Holt
Publication date
1997
Publication place Trinidad and Tobago
Pages399
ISBN 0-8050-4925-8
OCLC 44820758

Blessed Is the Fruit is a novel by Robert Antoni. Published in 1997 by Henry Holt, it explores the fluid boundaries of race in the Caribbean.

Reception

Betsy Willeford, writing in the The Miami Herald , found that while the books was "both earthy and litary", the "use of symbol and portent blocks out the rader's view" of the characters. [1] James Polk, of The Philadelphia Inquirer , on the other hand, found that "[f]]or all its difficulty, for all its surface impenetrability" the book told "a simple story, and told "it very well indeed". [2]

Referecnes

  1. Willeford, Betsy (6 April 1997). "Outpourings to an unborn child". The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 5C. Retrieved 1 November 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Polk, James (8 June 1997). "A litany of life told by and for those who persevere". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. Q8. Retrieved 1 November 2025 via Newspapers.com.