Folklore Stories
of Trinidad and Tobago
Soft Cover
Price : $49.00
Written and Illustrated by Al Ramsawack
The late Al Ramsawack was an award winner of Trinidad and Tobago’s
prestigious National Humming Bird Silver Award (2004) for his contribution to
T&T’s culture and folklore
This book, Folklore Stories of Trinidad and Tobago is a compilation of his
published stories from 1971 to 2016. These stories are largely influenced by
Amerindian, French, East Indian, and African cultures within this twin island state
in the Caribbean.
The author’s fascination with folklore began in the 1930’s while growing up in the
village of Sangre Grande, Trinidad. During this time, folklore stories and its
characters were believed to be real rather than mythical, and what a perfect setting
to imagine encounters with folkloric characters than a home on the edge of a forest,
and on the border of a large Cocoa plantation.
Find out how superstition seemingly controlled the psyche of rural villagers as they
run into forest-dwelling folklore characters like the Soucouyant, Papa Bois, Mama
d’Leau, and La Diablesse.
Are you ready to feel the fear, love, surprise, and compassion of these stories? Of
course you are! Get your copy now and enter the world to Trinidad and Tobago’s
past, filled with suspense and drama that will have you on the edge of your seat
from cover to cover!
