Maryse Condé

The Story of the Cannibal Woman

Übersetzer: Philcox, Richard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

One dark night in Cape Town, Roselie's husband goes out for a pack of cigarettes and never comes back. Not only is she left with unanswered questions about his violent death but she is also left without any means of support. At the urging of her housekeeper and best friend, the new widow decides to take advantage of the strange gifts she has always possessed and embarks on a career as a clairvoyant. As Roselie builds a new life for herself and seeks the truth about her husband's murder, acclaimed Caribbean author Maryse Conde crafts a deft exploration of post-apartheid South Africa and a smart, gripping thriller. "The Story of the Cannibal Woman" is both contemporary and international, following the lives of an interracial, intercultural couple in New York City, Tokyo, and Capetown. Maryse Conde is known for vibrantly lyrical language and fearless, inventive storytelling -- she uses both to stunning effect in this magnificently original novel.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Washington Square Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 211mm x 166mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 281g
• ISBN-13: 9780743271295
• ISBN-10: 0743271297
• Artikelnr.: 23016112

Autorenporträt

Maryse Condé was an award-winning novelist, critic, and playwright. Her novels include Crossing the Mangrove, Segu, Who Slashed Celanire's Throat?, and I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem. Her work has been translated into many languages all over the world, and she was awarded the New Academy Prize in Literature (the alternative to the Nobel Prize) in 2018. She passed away in 2024 at the age of ninety.