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In the Flicker of an Eyelid: A Novel (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
Jacques Stephen Alexis
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Paperback. His third novel, Jacques Stephen Alexis brings his powerful characterization and political consciousness to the age-old question of whether a prostitute can leave "the life" to find her own identity and true love. La Nina Estrelita is plying her trade during Holy Week, 1949 in Port-au-Prince. Translator(s): Danticat, Edwidge; Coates, Carrol F. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
In his third novel, Jacques Stephen Alexis brings his characteristically vivid scenes, political consciousness, and powerful characters to the dramatic age-old question of whether a prostitute can leave ""the life"" to find her own identity and true love. La Nina Estrellita is pursuing her trade against the colorful backdrop of Holy Week 1948 in Port-au-Prince. Amid the rowdy street festivals and pious celebrations of the liturgical season, she notices a fellow Cuban exile, El Caucho, a ship mechanic and union organizer, hanging around the Sensation Bar, and she begins to explore her attraction to him. In the Flicker of an ... Read more
In his third novel, Jacques Stephen Alexis brings his characteristically vivid scenes, political consciousness, and powerful characters to the dramatic age-old question of whether a prostitute can leave ""the life"" to find her own identity and true love. La Nina Estrellita is pursuing her trade against the colorful backdrop of Holy Week 1948 in Port-au-Prince. Amid the rowdy street festivals and pious celebrations of the liturgical season, she notices a fellow Cuban exile, El Caucho, a ship mechanic and union organizer, hanging around the Sensation Bar, and she begins to explore her attraction to him. In the Flicker of an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813921396
SKU
V9780813921396
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Ref
99-33
About Jacques Stephen Alexis
The Haitian novelist Jacques Stephen Alexis (1922-1961) had already gained international recognition for his four works of fiction when he returned to Haiti from Cuba in 1961 as part of a small invasion force. He disappeared and presumably died at the hands of Duvalier's Tontons Macoutes. Carrol F. Coates, Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Binghamton University, State University ... Read more
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