The Undiscovered Island
A novel by Darrell Kastin
Alarmed by her father Sebastiao's unexplained disappearance, Julia Castro travels from California to the family's ancestral home in the Azores and finds the mid-Atlantic islands abuzz with tales of ghost ships, seductive sirens and witchcraft. The mystery deepens when a drowned man's body is discovered on a mountainside and an unknown island emerges from the sea. As she pursues the search for her father, Julia gradually succumbs to the bewitching allure of the Azores--and to Nicolau, a fellow musician--eventually discovering a place where dreams lie just beyond the horizon, shrouded in mist. History, legend, poetry and myth are seamlessly interwoven as the novel explores relationships between personal and cultural identity, fate and self-determination, reality and illusion. The novel is a lyrical evocation of a locale and a people, rendered with wonderful respect for Azorean tradition.
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Download a flyer about the novel (PDF).
View Darrell's article on writing about the Azores.
Book Information
THE UNDISCOVERED ISLAND
Darrell Kastin
Publisher: Portuguese in the Americas Series
PubDate: 5/1/2009
ISBN: 9781933227238
Binding: PAPERBACK
Price: $25.00
Quantity Available: 0
Pages: 411
About the author: Darrell Kastin was born in Los Angeles, California. His maternal ancestors came from the Azores, settling in the United States at the end of World War II. He has spent considerable time on the islands over the years, using them as a setting for many of his short stories. His short fiction has appeared in The Seattle Review, The Crescent Review, The Blue Mesa Review and elsewhere. He is currently setting the poetry of Lu¡s de Camões, Fernando Pessoa, and Florbela Espanca to music.
A short story collection, titled, The Conjuror & Other Tales of the Azorean Nights is scheduled to be published in 2010.
Darrell Kastin currently resides in Southern Oregon.
Darrell Kastin
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www.myspace.com/darrellpkastin
S h o r t S t o r y :
CONSTANÇA'S WAR WITH THE ELEMENTS
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Music
Lullabies For Sinners is Darrell Kastin's debut cd and
features his daughter Shawna Kastin on vocals.
Visit CD Baby to purchase
Lullabies for Sinners.
Shawna Kastin |
Partial songlist and samples.
You Want It Easy (MP3)
You Gave Me Something (MP3)
Happiness Blues (MP3)
And So You Remain (MP3)
Marriage On The Rocks (MP3)
Falling To Pieces (MP3)
Lullaby For Sinners (MP3)
For Once In My Life (MP3)
Titillation (MP3)
Photography by Pam Danielle.