Author Description

Listen, the Wind is an important selection of short stories by one of Jamaica's greatest writers, Roger Mais. It includes work that has never previously been published as well as some of Mais's best known stories. The stories are written with sensitivity and perception, their moving themes set against a backdrop of both urban and rural experience. Mais's acute awareness of the human condition, at its heights and depths, adds richness, authenticity and a sharp edge to his portraits of life.