About the Author

Ismith Khan was born in Trinidad in 1925 and has lived in the United States for the past three decades. He is the author of two other novels, The Jumbie Bird and The Crucifixion, and a collection of short stories, A Day in the Country and Other Stories. He lives in New York City.

Reviews

A brilliant revelation of the dark reality under a lively Caribbean surface, The Obeah Man combines the humour of Samuel Selvon, the pathos of George Lamming and the irony of V S Naipaul all in one. --Frank Birbalsingh, York University . . . a compelling story of living in changing times . . . its message and impressions are long lasting . . . The Obeah Man is a very human story. --Cecil Foster, The Toronto Review