Island Beneath the Sea\Die Insel unter dem Meer, englische Ausgabe
From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors
of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Isabel
Allende's novel tells the story of a mulatta woman, a slave and
concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a
society where that would seem impossible.
Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue - now known as Haiti -
Tété is the product of violent union between an African mother she
never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into
bondage. When twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the
island in 1770, it's with powdered wigs in his trunks and
dreams of financial success in his mind. But running his
father's plantation, Saint Lazare, is neither glamorous nor
easy. Against the merciless backdrop of sugar cane fields, the
lives of Tété and Valmorain grow ever more intertwined. When bloody
revolution arrives at the gates of Saint Lazare, they flee the
island for the decadence and opportunity of New Orleans. There,
Tété finally forges a new life - but her connection to Valmorain is
deeper than anyone knows and not so easily severed. Spanning four
decades, "Island Beneath the Sea" is the moving story of
one woman's determination to find love amid loss, to offer
humanity though her own has been so battered, and to forge her own
identity in the cruellest of circumstances.
'"Island Beneath the Sea" is a seductive, intoxicating saga. It starts with slavery, forbidden relationships and rebellion in Haiti, and expands to include struggles over secret children, racial castes and family heirs in Louisiana. Isabel Allende's latest novel is sweeping, provocative and impossible to put down' Lawrence Hill, author of 'The Book of Negroes' 'A complex and involving saga of human passions and cruelties' TLS 'A magical storyteller' Daily Mail 'Allende's writing is so vivid we smell the countryside, hear the sounds, see the bright birds, smell and even taste the soft fruit' The Times 'A truly wonderful piece of storytelling -- a novel that pulls the reader into its rich, pungent world, and drives us along, dancing helplessly to the beat of the sorceress Allende's drum' Tablet 'Allende is a brilliant storyteller ! a rich and beautiful read' The Stylist 'Allende adroitly explores the role of the era's free people of color ! Island Benath the Sea is a lush lesson of a moment and place all too relevant today.' USA Today
Isabel Allende wurde am 2. August 1942 in Lima/Peru geboren. Nach Pinochets Militärputsch am 11. September 1973 ging sie ins Exil. 1982 erschien ihr erster Roman, der zu einem Welterfolg wurde. Der dänische Regisseur Bille August verfilmte den Roman 1993. Allende arbeitete unter anderem als Fernseh-Moderatorin und war Herausgeberin verschiedener Zeitschriften. Heute lebt sie mit ihrer Familie in Kalifornien. Im Jahr 2011 wurde ihr der Hans-Christian-Andersen-Literaturpreis, einer der wichtigsten Literaturpreise Dänemarks, verliehen.
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