Fiction. African American Studies. Kwame Dawes debut novel SHE’S GONE delves into the enigmatic challenge of two virtual strangers trying to negotiate differences of culture, nationality, class, and gender. A masterly tour de force, the language here is elegant, seductive, and tender, the irony is sharp, the humor subverts, and hope shines through. Kwame Dawes is always reinventing the Caribbean narrative, fusing myth, legend, reggae, and his own sense of style to create a powerful and tremendous art. He never ceases to amaze -Chris Abani. Dawes teaches at the University of South Carolina, where he is the Distinguished Poet in Residence and director of the USC Arts Institute and the South Carolina Poetry Initiative. His book WISTERIA: TWILIGHT POEMS FROM THE SWAMP COUNTRY is also available from SPD.