Tropic Death

Tropic Death is a 1926 short story collection by Afro-Caribbean writer and journalist Eric D. Walrond. The book earned critical acclaim and was a notable contribution to Harlem Renaissance literature. It was published in New York City by Boni & Liveright. Set mostly in and around the Panama Canal Zone, the collection's ten stories blend modernist techniques with extensive use of dialect.

Tropic Death
AuthorEric D. Walrond
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Published1926
PublisherBoni & Liveright
Media typePrint

Plot

The book includes ten stories of similar length. Each story culminates in the death of one or more characters.

  • Drought
  • Panama Gold
  • The Yellow One
  • The Wharf Rats
  • The Palm Porch
  • Subjection
  • The Black Pin
  • The White Snake
  • The Vampire Bat
  • Tropic Death

Development history

At least two stories in Tropic Death were published in periodicals prior to the book's release. A different version of "Drought," the first piece in the collection, was published in the British magazine, The New Age (the collection thanks the magazine in a footnote).[1] A different version of "The Palm Porch" was included in the important anthology, The New Negro, edited by Alain Locke.[2]

References
  1. Walrond, Eric (October 8, 1925). "Drought". The New Age. 37: 274–276.
  2. Walrond, Eric (1925). "Drought". In Locke, Alain (ed.). The New Negro: An Interpretation. New York: Albert and Charles Boni. pp. 115–126.
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