BIBLIO is the largest independent book marketplace in the world, with over 100 million books.

Skip to content

God Carlos
Stock photo: cover may vary

God Carlos Paperback - 2012

by Anthony C. Winkler

Add to wish list

Reader reviews for God Carlos

Write a review for this book

There are no reviews for this book yet. Be the first to write a review!

Your review will be anonymous unless you login or create an account first.

Overall rating
Remember: You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the condition of the specific copy you purchased!

Important Terms and Guidelines

  • Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
  • Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
  • Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
  • This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.
Your review must not include:
  • Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
  • Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
  • Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
  • Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
  • Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
  • Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information

From the publisher

--Winner of the 2014 Townsend Prize for Fiction

"Darkly irreverent . . . With a sharp tongue, Winkler, a native of Jamaica, deftly imbues this blackly funny satire with an expos of colonialism's avarice and futility." --Publishers Weekly

"Winkler has a fine ear for patois and dialogue, and a love of language that makes bawdy jokes crackle." --The New Yorker

God Carlos transports us to a voyage aboard the Santa Inez, a Spanish sailing vessel bound for the newly discovered West Indies with a fortune-seeking band of ragtag sailors. She is an unusual explorer for her day, carrying no provisions for the settlers, no seed for planting crops, manned by vain, arrogant men looking for gold in Jamaica.

Expecting to make a landfall in paradise after over a month at sea, the crew of the Santa Inez instead find themselves in the middle of a timid, innocent people--the Arawaks--who walk around stark naked without embarrassment and who venerate their own customs and worship their own gods and creeds. The European newcomers do not find gold, only the merciless climate that nourishes diseases that slaughter them. The Arawaks' belief that the European arrivals were from heaven further complicates this impossible entanglement of culture, custom, and beliefs, ultimately leading to mutual doom.

Details

  • Title God Carlos
  • Author Anthony C. Winkler
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 200
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Akashic Books, Ltd., New York
  • Publication date 2012-09
  • Features Deckle Edges
  • ISBN 9781617751394 / 1617751391
  • Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.7 x 0.8 in (20.83 x 14.48 x 2.03 cm)
  • Category Fiction - Historical
  • Library of Congress subjects Sea stories, Quests (Expeditions)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012939262
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

Citations

  • Library Journal, 08/01/2012, Page 90
  • Publishers Weekly, 09/03/2012, Page 0
  • Shelf Awareness, 09/07/2012, Page 0

About the author

Anthony C. Winkler was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1942 and is widely recognized as one of the island's finest exports. After being expelled from Cornwall College for refusing to submit to corporal punishment (which entailed being beaten with a cane), he eventually made his way to California where he attended Citrus College and California State University, earning a BA and MA in English. His first published novel, The Painted Canoe (1984), received critical acclaim and was followed by The Lunatic (1987), The Great Yacht Race (1992), The Duppy (1997), Crocodile (2009), Dog War (2007), God Carlos (2012), and The Family Mansion, among others. Trust the Darkness: My Life as a Writer, his autobiography, was published in 2008. His writing credits also include film scripts and plays. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Cathy.
Back to top↑

More Copies for Sale

Show all copies
God Carlos
Stock photo: cover may vary

God Carlos

by Winkler, Anthony C

  • Used
Condition
Used
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781617751394 / 1617751391
Quantity available
1
Seller
Better World Books Ltd
Biblio Top Seller
Item price
A$10.04
A$9.90 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Akashic Books. Used - Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$10.04
A$9.90 Delivery to USA
God Carlos
Stock photo: cover may vary

God Carlos

by Winkler, Anthony C

  • Used
Condition
Used
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781617751394 / 1617751391
Quantity available
1
Seller
Better World Books
Biblio Top Seller
Item price
A$11.91
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Akashic Books. Used - Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$11.91
Free Delivery to USA
God Carlos
Stock photo: cover may vary

God Carlos

by Winkler, Anthony C

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781617751394 / 1617751391
Quantity available
1
Seller
Ergodebooks
Item price
A$13.35
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Akashic Books, 2012-09-04. paperback. Used: Good. 5.70x0.70x8.40. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$13.35
Free Delivery to USA
God Carlos [Paperback] Winkler, Anthony C
Stock photo: cover may vary

God Carlos [Paperback] Winkler, Anthony C

by Anthony C Winkler

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781617751394 / 1617751391
Quantity available
2
Seller
Mediaoutletdeal1
Item price
A$16.90
A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
AKASHIC BOOKS, 2012-10-11. Paperback. New. 0x0x0.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$16.90
A$5.64 Delivery to USA
God Carlos
Stock photo: cover may vary

God Carlos

by Winkler, Anthony C,

  • New
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781617751394 / 1617751391
Quantity available
2
Seller
GreatBookPrices
Item price
A$18.89
A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
new.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$18.89
A$5.64 Delivery to USA
God Carlos
Stock photo: cover may vary

God Carlos

by Winkler, Anthony C,

  • Used
Condition
New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781617751394 / 1617751391
Quantity available
2
Seller
GreatBookPrices
Item price
A$18.89
A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
like new.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$18.89
A$5.64 Delivery to USA
God Carlos

God Carlos

by Anthony C. Winkler

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781617751394 / 1617751391
Quantity available
2
Seller
The Saint Bookstore
Biblio Top Seller
Item price
A$25.80
A$18.92 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Paperback / softback. New.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$25.80
A$18.92 Delivery to USA
God Carlos [Paperback] Winkler, Anthony C
Stock photo: cover may vary

God Carlos [Paperback] Winkler, Anthony C

by Anthony C Winkler

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781617751394 / 1617751391
Quantity available
2
Seller
Mediaoutletdeal1
Item price
A$22.61
A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
AKASHIC BOOKS, 2012-10-11. Paperback. Like New. 0x0x0.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$22.61
A$5.64 Delivery to USA
God Carlos
Stock photo: cover may vary

God Carlos

by Winkler, Anthony C

  • New
  • Paperback
Condition
New
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781617751394 / 1617751391
Quantity available
6
Seller
Ergodebooks
Item price
A$30.21
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
Akashic Books, 2012-09-04. paperback. New. 5.70x0.70x8.40. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$30.21
Free Delivery to USA
God Carlos
Stock photo: cover may vary

God Carlos

by Winkler, Anthony C.

  • Used
  • Good
  • Paperback
Condition
Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9781617751394 / 1617751391
Quantity available
1
Seller
Bonita
Item price
A$45.15
Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.
Add to wish list
Item price
A$45.15
Free Delivery to USA
Show all copies
Back to top↑

Please wait a moment while we load the requested page.