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Eve Out of Her Ruins (Paperback)
Ananda Devi; Translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman; Introduction by J.M.G.Le Clezio
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Winner of the 2017 CLMP Firecracker Award for Fiction "Devi writes
about terrible and bitter events with a soft, delicate voice." Le
Figaro Included in World Literature Today's "75 Notable
Translations of 2016" With brutal honesty and poetic urgency,
Ananda Devi relates the tale of four young Mauritians trapped in
their country's endless cycle of fear and violence: Eve, whose body
is her only weapon and source of power; Savita, Eve's best friend,
the only one who loves Eve without self-interest, who has plans to
leave but will not go alone; Saadiq, gifted would-be poet, inspired
by Rimbaud, in love with Eve; Clelio, belligerent rebel, waiting
without hope for his brother to send for him from France. Eve out
of Her Ruins is a heartbreaking look at the dark corners of the
island nation of Mauritius that tourists never see, and a poignant
exploration of the construction of personhood at the margins of
society. Awarded the prestigious Prix des cinq continents upon
publication as the best book written in French outside of France,
Eve Out of her Ruins is a harrowing account of the violent reality
of life in her native country by the figurehead of Mauritian
literature. The book featurues an original introduction by Nobel
Prize winner J.M.G. Le Clezio, who declares Devi "a truly great
writer." Ananda Devi (b. 1957, Trois-Boutiques, Mauritius) is a
novelist and scholar. She has published eleven novels as well as
short stories and poetry, and was featured at the PEN World Voices
Festival in New York in 2015. She was made a Chevalier des Arts et
des Lettres by the French Government in 2010.
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The Living Days (Paperback)
Ananda Devi; Translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman
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A chance encounter on Portobello Road incites an unsettling,
magnetic attraction between Mary, an elderly white woman, and Cub,
a British-Jamaican boy, and drives her crumbling world into
heightened delusion. The two struggle to keep their footing as
white supremacy, desperation and class conflict collide on the
streets of London. Through exquisite juxtaposition, Ananda Devi
exposes the tensions of an increasingly nationalistic and polarised
metropolis. At once realistic and fantastical, The Living Days
encapsulates Devi's daring, unflinching talent and paints an
unforgettable portrait of London at it's most bewitching, and most
dangerous.
A poetic, autobiographical collection from famed Mauritian writer
Ananda Devi, engaging with loneliness, desire, violence, and aging.
"I'm sick of biting off and chewing this dust, of scratching with
my thin claws, searching for some chunk of literary gold to hell
with all the disarrayed images of our homelands reflections of our
particular misery." From eminent Mauritian writer Ananda Devi, a
collection that transgresses genre lines with poetic,
autobiographical flow. The pieces herein address the resonance of
personal memories and regrets, the political world, and sexuality.
In light of the complexity of human identity, Devi emphasizes the
importance of each word chosen, speaking directly to the reader and
asking them to "peel back my skin. Unclothe me of myself."
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