Take My Word For It Kadhim al-Hallaq He was educated at the

He was educated at the University of the West Indies

Banipal 59 – The Longlist is packed with fiction and features for summer reading

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Take My Word For It Kadhim al-Hallaq He was educated at theRalph Thompsons memoir is a fascinating record of a long and full life lived jointly in the worlds of art, literature and business. From a pre war childhood in colonial Jamaica, Take My Word For It is full of rich insights into both the personal and Jamaica emerging into difficult modernity. Along with the businessman who conveys the excitement of commercial strategy and take over bids, there is also the artist and poet who has explored the inner