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Celeste Mohammed

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Celeste Mohammed is a Trinidadian lawyer-turned-writer whose debut novel-in-stories, Pleasantview (Ig, 2021), won the 2022 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, along with multiple other awards. Her second novel-in-stories, Ever Since We Small, inspired by her Indo-Caribbean heritage, was released in the Caribbean in April 2025 by Jacaranda Books UK, with international editions forthcoming in October 2025. Celeste’s nonfiction debut, A Different Energy: Women in Caribbean Oil & Gas (2024), has been well received within the energy industries of Trinidad, Guyana, and Suriname.
Celeste holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University, and her short fiction has earned prestigious accolades, including the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story ...more

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	Pleasantview 4.25 avg rating — 815 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PEN America Best Debut Short Stories 2018 by Yuka Igarashi (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lesley Nneka Arimah (Goodreads Author) (Compiler), Alexandra Kleeman (Goodreads Author) (Compiler) 4.05 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ever Since We Small 4.29 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Celeste Mohammed made a comment on Chelsea Moorley Gittens’s review of Pleasantview " You understood the assignment. Thank you for reading. "
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Celeste Mohammed liked Chelsea Moorley Gittens's review of Pleasantview: ""A sobering reality brought to life in a masterful way" Celeste Mohammed is a real Trini! I feel like I was sitting among my granny and her friends again as a little girl hearing all the gossip...In the interweaving of stories and lives, we are swept " Read more of this review »
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Celeste Mohammed liked Zada Maraj's review of Pleasantview: "Pleasantview really transports you to a different world and view of real Trinidad and we real problems. And though fiction, I feel like some of us have met people or have personally lived the lives of these characters. Being familiar with the North w" Read more of this review »
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Celeste Mohammed liked Andie Davis's review of Pleasantview: "A riveting read Celeste Mohammed is a genius. So many of these characters will stay with me. So many I wanted more of. The tone starts out comical, quickly shifts dark and gets only murkier from there, but leavened with humor, vulnerability and compas" Read more of this review »
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Celeste Mohammed and 2 other people liked Myriam's review of Pleasantview: "Beautifully written short stories/novel-in-stories by a debut writer from Trinidad. Compelling characters and setting. I have taught some of the stories to undergrads. Looking forward to Celeste's next book of fiction!"
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“A few years ago, back when her name was still Michelle—she’d actually changed it because “hell” was in the middle”
― Celeste Mohammed, Pleasantview

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“So you hear the news?” Mr. Jagroop said. “Your landlord might be a Member-a-Parliament soon, son. They ask me to be the UNC candidate.”
― Celeste Mohammed, Pleasantview

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“Agnita, veteran of these rituals, was ready. “Look,” she replied, “I take this from the drawer. It clean.” From the pocket of her house-dress came a pair of jockey-shorts. Eggplant in color, with white piping. Miss Ivy sprinkled the underwear with holy water from a tiny bottle. Then, gripping the crotch, she closed her eyes and began a rolling chant, “O Mother, O Mother! Mother Sita. O Mother! Mother Mary. O Mother! Mother Earth. O Mother!”
― Celeste Mohammed, Pleasantview

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