Crucian Tales The Trials and Tribulations of Jimbo eBook Wayne E Bully Petersen Wayne Bully Petersen
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Since the European invasion of St. Croix in 1493 to the present, seven different nations, including the Knights of Malta have claimed sovereignty over St. Croix. Presently it’s the United States of America since 1917 that purchased St. Croix from Demark. Beginning in the 1700’s, Africans were brought to St. Croix as slaves to work in the sugarcane fields. Presently, African descendants are the dominant group residing on St. Croix and English is dominant language spoken. The African and the many European language influences have created a distinguishable and unique English dialect that differs from those in other Caribbean islands. This unique dialect is called Crucian, the same as the people who are born, descendants, or reside on the island of St. Croix.
The author, who himself is Crucian has captured the uniquely diverse Crucian dialect and culture in all of the characters in these six exciting and humorous fictional stories set on St. Croix. The author’s voice with some Crucian undertones narrates the stories in Standard English while the story characters speak in the full Crucian dialect. The glossary at the back of the book translates the Crucian words, sentences and phrases used or spoken by the characters. Each story has its own glossary section in alphabetical order based on the first word of a dialect sentence, or groups of consecutive dialect sentences in the stories.
Readers will encounter the use of unique Crucian phrases such as “deh deh” meaning “is or are there” and “deh yah” meaning “is or are here.” Also the use of “ah” in place of “er” at the end of words, as well as “ah” as a single word meaning “I,” “a,” or “of” depending on how it is being used in a sentence. The liberal use of the letter “h” in writing the author’s interpretation of the Crucian dialect emphasizes the broad pronunciation of words in the dialect, for example, “ih” instead of “it” where the letter “t” is not pronounced or “dih” instead of the, or “wah” instead of “what,” and “dah” that could mean “that”…etc.
The main character Jimbo learns life’s lessons from his experiences with “shahks” (sharks), “dahngkeyz” (donkeys), “joombies” (Jumbies or ghosts), and the people in the crowd, friends and family. These stories feature Jimbo at different stages in his life, as a young boy to being an elderly man making for the subtitle, The Trials and Tribulations of Jimbo.
This book is the first in a series of Crucian Tales books to be released featuring Jimbo as the main fictional character.
Crucian Tales The Trials and Tribulations of Jimbo eBook Wayne E Bully Petersen Wayne Bully Petersen
Wayne "Bully" Petersen's book is the only one available at present. This should not dissuade the prospective reader as Mr Petersen has captured the essence of the Crucian character and shows how rich and wonderful the art of story telling is. In this Mr Petersen is carrying on a long tradition of this art shared by the men and women alike of the island of St Croix from whence the Crucian comes. This collection of stories about Jimbo, his adventures and mishaps will have you laughing while pondering the commonlaity of all us human beings. The cultural sayings may have slightly different words, the Crucian accent may sound different that the reader's own but the stories will strike at the heart of what it means to live in and be a part of a community. BUY THIS BOOK!!!Product details
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Crucian Tales The Trials and Tribulations of Jimbo eBook Wayne E Bully Petersen Wayne Bully Petersen Reviews
Beautiful story filled with humor. I felt as if I witnessed the story firsthand as it unfolded. You will love this book!
This publication is an excellent collection for any library and is full of nuggets of cultural wisdom and traditions of St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Mr. Petersen has provided and educational reader that is humorous beyond measure! Proverbial sayings of the Crucian culture along with a chapter by chapter glossary of St. Croix's "lengua franca" are jam packed inside this small book for enchanting and inspiring big hearts in the Virgin Islands, the Caribbean, the Americas and the world. A must read! Just prepare to laugh until your belly bursts!
Wayne "Bully" Petersen's book is the only one available at present. This should not dissuade the prospective reader as Mr Petersen has captured the essence of the Crucian character and shows how rich and wonderful the art of story telling is. In this Mr Petersen is carrying on a long tradition of this art shared by the men and women alike of the island of St Croix from whence the Crucian comes. This collection of stories about Jimbo, his adventures and mishaps will have you laughing while pondering the commonlaity of all us human beings. The cultural sayings may have slightly different words, the Crucian accent may sound different that the reader's own but the stories will strike at the heart of what it means to live in and be a part of a community. BUY THIS BOOK!!!
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