The discovery in Robinson Crusoe of the footprint of a fellow human
on an abandoned island is a haunting and iconic moment in world
literature. In the hands of Patrick Chamoiseau, one of the most
innovative and lauded authors in the French language, this moment
of shattered solitude becomes an occasion for Crusoe to reconsider
his origins, existence, and humanity and for one of our most
acclaimed novelists to craft a powerful meditation on race and
history. Chamoiseau's novel contrasts two intertwining
narratives-the log entries of a slave ship's captain and the story
of a castaway who awakens on a beach and must rebuild his entire
world alone. Chamoiseau creates a new perspective on the Crusoe
myth, not only injecting the slave trade and Creole history into
this previously ahistorical tale but conceiving an intensely
original, freeform prose influenced by Creole cadence. This
powerful work by a literary master is available in English for the
first time in this eloquent and vivid translation.
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