The Farming Of Bones - Edwidge Danticat

The Farming Of Bones

Buch | Softcover
320 Seiten
2000
Abacus (Verlag)
978-0-349-11163-6 (ISBN)
14,95 inkl. MwSt
* Simultaneously haunting and horrific, this is an outstanding novel from a young writer of exceptional ability
It is 1937, and Amabelle Desir is a young Haitian woman working as a maid for a wealthy family in the Dominican Republic, across the border from her homeland. The Republic, under the iron rule of the Generalissimo, treats the Haitians as second-class citizens, and although Amabelle feels a strong sense of loyalty to her employers, especially since her own parents drowned crossing the river from Haiti, racial tensions are heightened when Amabelle's boss accidentally kills a Haitian in a car accident. The accident is a catalyst for a systematic round-up of Haitians, ostensibly for repatriation but in fact a prelude to slaughter. Amabelle, caught up in the chaos and confusion, returns to Haiti after much hardship to make a new life, but is for years uncertain of the fate of her lover, Sebastian, and haunted by a nagging sense of guilt.

A powerful, fiercely economical and deceptively moving work, blending historical accuracy with lyrical brilliance.

Edwidge Danticat is the author of a novel, BREATH, EYES, MEMORY, and a collection of interlinked stories, KRIK? KRAK!, which was shortlisted for the National Book Award in the US. She was also one of GRANTA's Best Young American Novelists.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 6.4.2000
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 132 x 199 mm
Gewicht 219 g
Themenwelt Literatur Romane / Erzählungen
Literatur Zweisprachige Ausgaben Deutsch / Englisch
ISBN-10 0-349-11163-4 / 0349111634
ISBN-13 978-0-349-11163-6 / 9780349111636
Zustand Neuware
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