Edgar Mittelholzer stands as a foundational figure, recognized as the first West Indian novelist to forge a successful professional career. His prolific output explored the diverse tapestry of Caribbean life, drawing characters and situations from across the region and its history. Mittelholzer’s novels delve into a cross-section of ethnic groups and social classes, engaging with themes of historical, political, psychological, and moral significance. His extensive body of work, encompassing numerous novels and non-fiction, solidifies his status as a pivotal voice in Caribbean literature.
"Amongst the barks of baboons and rustles of hidden creatures a group of town-dwellers confront the reality of evil and their own fallibilities in the remote Berbice forests of Guyana. Mittelholzer subtitled this 1955 novel "A Ghost Story in the Old-fashioned Manner," and though there is more than a hint of tongue-in-cheek in this thoroughly entert