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Land of Many Colors and Nanna-ya (Paperback)
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Land of Many Colors is set in the fictional city of Fort Pilote in
the French Caribbean. It opens with the deaths of a young
liberation activist and his mother in 1984. The narrator, a doctor
who handles both of these cases, attempts to reconstruct the
history of the family through four generations. The doctor's
account illuminates the political and social complexities of race
and class distinctions, the legacy of French colonialism that has
spawned the movement for independence. Set in Jamaica, Nanna-ya
explores the relationships that develop between George, a
well-to-do store-owner, his wife, Grace, and his lover, Joyce.
Their intertwined histories touch on a variety of racial and gender
themes, which are handled with uncommon insight and subtlety. Like
Land of Many Colors, Nanna-ya explores the difficulty of
reconstructing historical narratives and recovering the experiences
of people of color in the Caribbean. Born in Guadeloupe in 1937,
Maryse Conde has lived in Africa and traveled throughout the world.
She first won international acclaim for Children of Segu, a novel
exploring the rise and fall of the Bambara Kingdom. Her other
writings include the novels Tree of Life, Crossing the Mangrove,
and The Last of the African Kings (Nebraska 1997). Nicole Ball is a
freelance translator living in Paris. Her translations include
works by Catherine Clement. Leyla Ezdinli is an assistant professor
of French at Smith College.
General
Imprint: |
Bison Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 1999 |
First published: |
March 1999 |
Authors: |
Maryse Condé
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Translators: |
Nicole Ball
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Introduction by: |
Leyla Ezdinli
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Dimensions: |
210 x 138 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
113 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8032-6395-6 |
Categories: |
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General
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LSN: |
0-8032-6395-3 |
Barcode: |
9780803263956 |
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