A cyclone inexorably sweeps Eliette into her past in this novel
about the wayward violence of love and nature in Guadeloupe. In
"Macadam Dreams" the celebrated Creole writer Gisele Pineau
cunningly unveils the two cataclysms that have devastated Eliette's
life: first, the cyclone of 1928, when she was only eight years
old, and now, Hurricane Hugo, whose destruction shatters the
elaborate defenses the old woman has built around the sorrows and
madness of her life in the small, accursed town of Savane Mulet. As
Hugo unleashes its fury, a final blow frees Eliette's repressed
memories of madness, isolation, and loss, and of the grievous
failure of a prophecy that promised her a child. A story of
self-discovery, "Macadam Dreams" speaks eloquently of the violence
and poverty endured by women of this island nation--violence every
bit as devastating, and seemingly inescapable, as the perpetually
returning cyclone. Viewed by many as a canonical author in the
Creole movement in Francophone literature, Pineau has created an
extraordinary work that is recognized as a masterpiece of
French-Caribbean literature.
General
Imprint: |
University of Nebraska Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2003 |
First published: |
August 2003 |
Authors: |
Gisele Pineau
|
Translators: |
C. Dickson
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
215 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8032-8773-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-8032-8773-9 |
Barcode: |
9780803287730 |
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