The Kiskadee is a bird native to Guyana and often referred to in Edgar Mittelholzer's brilliant novel, The Life and Death of Sylvia (1953). The bird is so named because its cry seemed by French colonists to be enquiring: "Qu’ est ce qu’il dit?". So what did he say? This blog is about two key topics: EDGAR MITTELHOLZER (his life and his works) and ME (my encounter with Mittelholzer and tales of life in Guyana).

Monday 29 September 2014

Life in the Bush

Life in the bush - an ex gold miner tells me: "Boss man ask me fuh get girls. Spanish girls fuh Venezuela: 11, 12, 13, 16. Me show dem a piece a' gold, dem girls gone crazy. For duh whole night cost me ten penny weight of gold." [G$22,000 is equal to one penny weight.]. The widespread abuse of young girls, the nonchalance of the men that use them...it's a raw ugly reality.
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