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The Also-Ran but a Champion: The Travels of a Kayak: From Carriacou to Oahu
Join in the adventures of someone whose boyhood was spent on the Caribbean, Grenadine island of Carriacou, one filled with the culture brought from Africa, via the Middle Passage, and maintained despite the hardships of the plantations.
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TESTIMONIALS
One man's island-story in prose that often leans towards poetry. “Every man is a universe”, is a quote that comes close! A thrilling read!
From an isolated, time-capsuled Caribbean-island, Alfred Brathwaite’s Memoir is refreshingly all-human, told with candid poignancy and no need for apology. Everyone who reads these chapters, would understand his Caribbean, a little better!
J.L.B-Izzaak, KIA in D Bagadere, Carriacou.
Review of Brathwaite’s book, “The Also Ran But a Champion: The Travels of a Kayak: From Carriacou to Oahu”.
By
Ermina Osoba, BSc (Econs), PhD (Anthro), Retired Head of the University Centre of the UWI School of Continuing Studies in Antigua (Now known as the UWI Global Campus in Antigua).
Brathwaite’s book with its intriguing title, “The Also Ran But a Champion: The Travels of a Kayak: From Carriacou to Oahu” is a gripping saga of growing up in Carriacou and the author’s journey of becoming an eminent pathologist. Every detail is meticulously crafted to hold your attention from start to finish. Caribbean readers will joyfully recognise themselves in many of his experiences and it is also a good place for readers to catch a glimpse of the intricacies and challenges of pursuing a professional career in the medical field in the Caribbean.
AUTHOR BIO
Alfred Fitzgerald Brathwaite was born on the Grenadine Island, Carriacou, an island parish of Grenada in 1941. He considers his upbringing, under the influence of his mother, as unforgettably rewarding.
His preteen schooling was derived from the British Standard English, requiring a shift from the local broken english.
Planted in his brain at an early age was the inspiration to become a medical doctor. Secondary schooling at the Grenada Boys Secondary School led to a West Indies Federation scholarship to study medicine at the University College of the West Indies in Jamaica.
In his desire to travel, extended medical training took him to the Bahamas, New York, Hawaii, and Ottawa. He then became his country’s first pathologist, followed by employment in Suriname, Nassau (Bahamas), with PAHO/WHO, Freeport (Bahamas)—his home base—-, and the BVI.
A name, originally intentionally derogatory, this Kayak has proudly plied his craft to many lands.
ALFRED FITZGERALD
BRATHWAITE
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