Schwarz-Bart: Pluie et Vent sur Télumée Miracle
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- ISBN 9781853994838
- Weight: 244g
- Dimensions: 138 x 215mm
- Publication Date: 15 Feb 2007
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Great-granddaughter of Minerve, first woman of the Guadeloupean branch of the Lougandor family to be freed from slavery in 1848, the elderly Telumée tells the story of her own difficult life and that of her ancestors. It is a poor black woman’s tale of heroic survival, set in the early 20th century, harsh agrarian environment of a Caribbean island.
Through the richly imaged narration of a constantly evolving, cultural significant and always entertaining saga, the author leads the reaer into her native West Indian realm of legends, magic, folkloric wisdom and traditional reverence for the elderly and the past. Her protagonist, Telumée, embodies the innate strength and nobility of women in general and of black Caribbean women in particular.
Published in 1972, this book received Elle magazine’s literary prize. This edition reflects the editor’s personal acquaintance with the author, and her country. It provides a synthesis of the latest critical studies, and a thorough interpretation of Creole terms, symbolic imagery and a unique cultural background.
Alfred Farlin is Chairman of Romance Languages at Washington and Lee University, USA.
His wife, Christiane Szeps, is Associate Professor of French, James Madison University, USA. Together, they written about other literary figures such as Camus, Duras, Zobel and Glissant.
