Tall Is Her Body
$40.47
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2026
Summary
Readers of Black Cake and Family Lore will be captivated by this sweeping, multicultural family story of keen observation and the supernatural in which one man’s journey to wholeness-both emotionally and physically-is shaped by the lands of his childhood and those of his ancestors, still reeling from the effects of colonialism and immigration.
Before the oracular gad t-zaf came to warn his mother she would die, 6-year-old Fidel knew only the everyday mystery of the G…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781645662044 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1645662047 |
| Author: | Robert de la Chevotiere |
| Publisher: | Kensington Publishing |
| Imprint: | Erewhon Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 210mm |
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Praise for Tall Is Her Body
“The deeply moving sophomore novel from de la Chevotière is a magical realist coming-of-age story chronicling a young man’s life in the West Indies…fluid and atmospheric writing easily draws readers into both the lush setting of Dominica and Fidel’s inner world. Themes of identity, colonialism, and racism bolster the sprawling plot, and though the magical elements are light, they fascinate. This is sure to impress.” —Publishers Weekly
“The lush prose takes the reader on a journey across decades and continents. A magical realism tour de force where cultural identity confronts colonization.”—NPR’s Books We Love
“Tall Is Her Body is a memorable, generous, and vivid addition to a Caribbean lineage inaugurated by the likes of Kincaid, Selvon, Roumain and Lovelace. Tender and unsparing, de la Chevotière’s triumphant entrance more than meets the bill. A soaring work.” —Canisia Lubrin, acclaimed poet, editor, and author
Robert de la Chevotiere
Robert de la Chevotiere is an Afro-Caribbean immigrant to Canada who teaches French and English language arts. He is a member of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia and recently had a poem published in Arc Poetry Magazine’s 2021 fall issue.
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