The Painted Canoe (Anthony C. Winkler Collection)

The Painted Canoe is the story of a poor, ugly Jamaican fisherman who falls asleep one night on a fishing trip and wakes up to find his small craft surrounded by the empty horizon with no land in sight. What follows is a heartfelt story of his fight for survival against the sea. In this first novel by outstanding Jamaican novelist, Anthony C. Winkler, fate is pitted against fate, irrationality against rationality - all amidst hilarious displays of eccentricity - as Zachariah determinedly battles against the odds for survival.