“One Caribbean Sun”

Abstract

In geographical terms, “The Bright Country” refers to a region in West Africa located within the current national boundaries of Mali, which, due to its close proximity to the equator, is bathed in strong sunlight all year round. The area receives very little rain, and so the effect of brightness is intensified by the dry light-colored soil in mainly pale yellow and red tones. There is also an old West African belief that light connects the physical and spiritual worlds, thus “The Bright Country” refers to a place where we could say that “the physical world is in closest contact with the spiritual world.”² It is a spirit world, in the sense of ghosts, memories, and feelings.

The territory may be defined as the reverse of space. It is based on an idea and often on an ideal, whereas space is material.¹