Who Slashed Celanires Throat?: A Fantastical Tale - Couverture rigide

Conde, Maryse

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0743482603 ISBN 13 : 9780743482608

Editeur : Atria Books, 2004

Synopsis

Book by Conde Maryse

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

On one hand, beautiful Celanire -- a woman mutilated at birth and left for dead -- appears today to be a saint; she is a tireless worker who has turned numerous neglected institutions into vibrant schools for motherless children. But she is also a woman apprehended by demons, as death and misfortune seem to follow in her wake. Traveling from Guadeloupe to West Africa to Peru, the mysterious, seductive, and disarming Celanire is driven to uncover the truth of her past at any cost and avenge the crimes committed against her.
With her characteristic blend of magical realism and fantasy, and inspired by a true story, Maryse Conde hauntingly imagines Celanire in an unforgettable novel -- a most dazzling addition to the deeply prolific and widely celebrated author's brilliant body of work.

Revue de presse

"[A] fantastical tale of stunning survival and powerful revenge."
-- Elle magazine

"A luminary of the highbrow literary set for some time now, Maryse Conde is finally bouncing across the radar of ordinary readers. What luck -- for Conde's opulent imagination, sublime prose, and magical narratives light up Africa's past."
-- The Washington Post Book World

"Another great offering from one of our most gifted writers. Read and learn, but most of all, read...
and enjoy." -- Edwidge Danticat, bestselling author of The Dew Breaker

"Lush and lurid, as are its sultry settings...seducing the reader with silken irony."
-- Kirkus Reviews

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Atria Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0743482603
• ISBN 13: 9780743482608
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible