Banana Shout

By Mark Conklin

Vietnam draft dodger Tavo Gripps is shanghaied, by a modern-day pirate, to a primitive Caribbean fishing village. He relies on hippie voodoo to survive among drug smugglers, the DEA, a displaced wild... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1928704735
• ISBN13: 9781928704737
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Authorlink Pr
• Length: 295 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Get a hammock and a rum

Yes Jamaica is poised between rampant all inclusive commercialism and real life adventure opportunities, and nothing outlines that more clearly than this clever tale. Banana Shout, based on the villas in Negril is an amazing story... hilarious... along the lines of Tom Robbins... and it's a great read.As a steady traveler to Jamaica (3 -4 times a year) I would like to mention that one should never think that it's cool to yell "yah Man" at Ricks next door while drinking an overpriced rum, and that it's a much greater pleasure to sit next door in a hammock at Banana Shout, drinking your own and living life large. If you're going to Jamaica, get this book, and find some place nice to read it...

Building a Life in Negril, Jamaica

Mark Conklin has written the definitive novel of the early days of Negril, circa 1970. This novel is based on facts, and anyone who has even a passing interest in one of the more magical spots on earth will be transfixed by the adventures of Tavo Gripps and his interaction with the local people and the myriad cast of characters who founded the tourist mecca that became the 'Capital of Casual'. A really fun read that will have you both laughing out loud, and yet leave you with regret at the many things that the influx of visitors caused.

Exhilaratingly Comical.

It is with great pleasure to recommend the well written novel, Banana Shout, by first time author Mark Conklin. I found the book to be exhilaratingly comical. It's exciting anecdotes made it impossible to put down. A Hunter Thompson style, updated "Don't Stop the Carnival" by Herman Wouk. A must read for anyone who has been to the Caribbean or dreams of going there.

A must if you ever travel or live in the Caribbean

A spellbinder, gives you the insiders story of an era most readers have either forgotten or try to forget. Sun, sea, hippies, obeah, drugs & sex will make this a best seller, but what sets it apart is the language... Jamaican Patios... Hope there is a sequel to Tavo Gripps adventures.