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The Leopard Boy

English

By (author): Daniel Picouly

Translated by: Jeanne Garane

October 15, 1793: the eve of Marie-Antoinettes execution. The Reign of Terror has descended upon revolutionary France, and thousands are beheaded daily under the guillotine. Edmond Coffin and Jonathan Gravedigger, two former soldiers now employed in disposing of the dead, are hired to search the Parisian neighborhood of Haarlem for a mysterious mixed-race leopard boy, whose nickname derives from his mottled black and white skin. Some would like to see the elusive leopard boy dead, while others wish to save him. Why so much interest in this child? He is rumored to be the son of Marie-Antoinette and a man of color--the Chevalier de Saint-George, perhaps, or possibly Zamor, the slave of Madame du Barry, mistress of Louis XV.

This wildly imaginative and culturally resonant tale by Daniel Picouly audaciously places black and mixed-race characters--including King Mac, creator of the first hamburger, who hands out figures of Voltaire and Rousseau with his happy meals, and the megalomaniac Black Delorme, creator of a slavery theme park--at the forefront of its Revolution-era story. Winner of the Prix Renaudot, one of Frances most prestigious literary awards, this book envisions a Black France two hundred years before the term came to describe a nation transformed through its postcolonial immigrant population. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 370g
  • Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 11 Jan 2016
  • Publisher: University of Virginia Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780813937908

About Daniel Picouly

Daniel Picouly born in France as one of thirteen children of his French Caribbean parents is a prolific author whose books include the autobiographical Le champ de personne winner of the Prix des lectrices dElle and Paulette et Roger winner of the Prix populiste. Jeanne Garane is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of South Carolina USA.

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