Dezafi is no ordinary zombie novel. In the hands of the great
Haitian author known simply as Franketienne, zombification takes on
a symbolic dimension that stands as a potent commentary on a
country haunted by a history of slavery. Now this dynamic new
translation brings this touchstone in Haitian literature to
English-language readers for the first time. Written in a
provocative experimental style, with a myriad of voices and
combining myth, poetry, allegory, magical realism, and social
realism, Dezafi tells the tale of a plantation that is run and
worked by zombies for the financial benefit of the living owner.
The owner's daughter falls in love with the zombie overseer and
facilitates his transformation back into fully human form, leading
to a rebellion that challenges the oppressive imbalance that had
robbed the workers of their spirit. With the walking dead and
bloody cockfights (the ""dezafi"" of the title) as cultural
metaphors for Haitian existence, Franketienne's novel is ultimately
a powerful allegory of political and social liberation.
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