Mark Kurlansky is the author of A Continent of Islands- Searching for the Caribbean Destiny, A Chosen Few- The Resurrection of European Jewry, Cod- A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, winner of the 1999 Glenfiddich Food and Drinks Award for the Best Food Book, and The Basque History of the World. During the past twenty years he has spent a great deal of time in the Caribbean, including seven years as the Chicago Tribune's Caribbean correspondent. He lives in New York City.
Chicago Tribune Funny, touching, and thought-provoking. Publishers Weekly A sunny collection, lithely written and full of Caribbean sunshine. The New York Times Book Review Rich, complex, and delicious as the islands themselves, boiling with humanity. The Boston Globe Mark Kurlansky writes with a quirky verve that makes his books as entertaining as they are enlightening. The New York Times Book Review Rich, complex, and delicious as the islands themselves, boiling with humanity. Publishers Weekly A sunny collection, lithely written and full of Caribbean sunshine. Chicago Tribune Funny, touching, and thought-provoking. The Boston Globe Mark Kurlansky writes with a quirky verve that makes his books as entertaining as they are enlightening.