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The Fourth Century (Paperback)
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The Fourth Century (Paperback)
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"The Fourth Century" tells of the quest by young Mathieu Beluse to
discover the lost history of his country, Martinique. Aware that
the officially recorded version he learned in school omits and
distorts, he turns to a "quimboiseur" named Papa Longoue. This old
man of the forest, a healer, seer, and storyteller, knows the oral
tradition and its relation to the powers of the land and the forces
of nature. He tells of the love-hate relationship between the
Longoue and Beluse families, whose ancestors were brought as slaves
to Martinique. Upon arrival, Longoue immediately escaped and went
to live in the hills as a maroon. Beluse remained in slavery. The
intense relationship that had formed between the two men in Africa
continued and came to encompass the relations between their
masters, or, in the case of Longoue, his would-be master, and their
descendants. "The Fourth Century" closes the gap between the
families as Papa Longoue, last of his line, conveys the history to
Mathieu Beluse, who becomes his heir.
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