SOURCE: A review of Tim tim? Bois sec! Bloemlezing uit de Franstalige Caribische Literatuur, in World Literature Today, Vol. 56, No. 1, Winter, 1982, pp. 163-64.

In the following review of the Dutch edition of Tim tim? Bois sec!, Yoder compares Condé's critical anthology to previous versions, noting several improvements.

The recent Dutch publication of Tim tim? Bois sec!, Condé's combined revision of her 1977 critical anthologies La poésie antillaise and Le roman antillais (volumes one and two), reflects the growing interest in Caribbean literature in the Netherlands. The Dutch editor is Andries van der Wal, one of the editors of Met Eigen Stem, an anthology of literature of the Netherlands Antilles. Excellent translations from the French are provided by Fred de Haas.

Tim tim? is divided into two parts. The first section offers a concise introduction to the history, themes, movements and works by major writers of the...