Traversï¿½e de la Mangrove

Name: Traversï¿½e de la Mangrove
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ISBN: 9780385476331

ISBN-10: 0385476337

ISBN-13: 9780385476331

Edition: N/A

Authors: Maryse Conde, Richard Philcox

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In this beautifully crafted, Rashomon-like novel, Maryse Conde has written a gripping story imbued with all the nuances and traditions of Caribbean culture. Francis Sancher--a handsome outsider, loved by some and reviled by others--is found dead, face down in the mud on a path outside Riviere au Sel, a small village in Guadeloupe. None of the villagers are particularly surprised, since Sancher, a secretive and melancholy man, had often predicted an unnatural death for himself. As the villagers come to pay their respects they each--either in a speech to the mourners, or in an internal monologue--reveal another piece of the mystery behind Sancher's life and death. Like pieces of an…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 207
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.20" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.484