Who Slashed Celanire's Throat?
A Fantastical Tale
$44.89
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2005
Summary
From the winner of the New Academy Prize in Literature, critically-acclaimed author Maryse Condé blends magical realism and a true story to create an unforgettable masterpiece.
On one hand, beautiful Celanire—a woman mutilated at birth and left for dead—appears today to be a saint; she is a tireless worker who has turned numerous neglected institutions into schools for motherless children. But she is also a woman apprehended by demons, as death and misfortune seem to follow in her wak…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780743482615 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0743482611 |
| Author: | Maryse Condé, Richard Philcox |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Washington Square Press Inc.,N.Y. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2005 |
| Weight: | 231g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 135mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
Quincy Troupe, author of Transcircularities: New and Selected Poems and Miles: The Autobiography Maryse Cond
”[A] fantastical tale of stunning survival and powerful revenge.” – Elle magazine“A luminary of the highbrow literary set for some time now, Maryse Conde is finally bouncing across the radar of ordinary readers. What luck – for Conde’s opulent imagination, sublime prose, and magical narratives light up Africa’s past.” – The Washington Post Book World“Another great offering from one of our most gifted writers. Read and learn, but most of all, read… and enjoy.” – Edwidge Danticat, bestselling author of The Dew Breaker“Lush and lurid, as are its sultry settings…seducing the reader with silken irony.” – Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Maryse Condé
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.
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