Love, anger, madness : a Haitian triptych
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Published
New York : Modern Library, 2010.
Edition
Modern Library paperback edition.
ISBN
9780812976922, 0812976924
Physical Desc
xxvi, 379 pages ; 21 cm
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Providence Public - Level G Fiction | Fic Chauvet | Checked Out | July 17, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Modern Library, 2010.
Format
Book
Edition
Modern Library paperback edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780812976922, 0812976924
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Available in English for the first time, Marie Vieux-Chauvet's stunning trilogy of novellas is a remarkable literary event. In a brilliant translation by Rose-Myriam Réjouis and Val Vinokur, Love, Anger, Madness is a scathing response to the struggles of race, class, and sex that have ruled Haiti. Suppressed upon its initial publication in 1968, this major work became an underground classic and was finally released in an authorized edition in France in 2005. In Love, Anger, Madness, Marie Vieux-Chauvet offers three slices of life under an oppressive regime. Gradually building in emotional intensity, the novellas paint a shocking portrait of families and artists struggling to survive under Haiti's terrifying government restrictions that have turned its society upside down, transforming neighbors into victims, spies, and enemies. In 'Love', Claire is the eldest of three sisters who occupy a single house. Her dark skin and unmarried status make her a virtual servant to the rest of the family. Consumed by an intense passion for her brother-in-law, she finds redemption in a criminal act of rebellion. In 'Anger', a middle-class family is ripped apart when twenty-year-old Rose is forced to sleep with a repulsive soldier in order to prevent a government takeover of her father's land. And in 'Madness', René, a young poet, finds himself trapped in a house for days without food, obsessed with the souls of the dead, dreading the invasion of local military thugs, and steeling himself for one final stand against authority.
Language
Translated from French.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Chauvet, M., Vinokur, V., Danticat, E., & Réjouis, R. (2010). Love, anger, madness: a Haitian triptych (Modern Library paperback edition.). Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marie. Chauvet et al.. 2010. Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Triptych. Modern Library.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marie. Chauvet et al.. Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Triptych Modern Library, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Chauvet, Marie., Val Vinokur, Edwidge Danticat, and Rose-Myriam Réjouis. Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Triptych Modern Library paperback edition., Modern Library, 2010.
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