Who Slashed Celanire's Throat: A Fantastical Tale
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Who Slashed Celanire's Throat: A Fantastical Tale
By (Author) Maryse Cond
Translated by Richard Philcox
Simon & Schuster
Washington Square Press Inc.,N.Y.
1st October 2005
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
FIC
Physical Properties
Paperback
240
Width 135mm, Height 210mm, Spine 18mm
231g
Description
From the winner of the New Academy Prize in Literature (the alternative to the Nobel Prize), critically-acclaimed author Maryse Cond blends magical realism and a true story to create an unforgettable masterpiece.
On one hand, beautiful Celanirea woman mutilated at birth and left for deadappears today to be a saint; she is a tireless worker who has turned numerous neglected institutions into schools for motherless children. But she is also a woman apprehended by demons, as death and misfortune seem to follow in her wake. Traveling from Guadeloupe to West Africa to Peru, the mysterious, seductive, and disarming Celanire is driven to uncover the truth of her past at any cost and avenge the crimes committed against her.
With her characteristic blend of magical realism and fantasy, and inspired by a true story, Maryse Cond hauntingly imagines Celanire in an unforgettable novela most dazzling addition to the deeply prolific and widely celebrated authors brilliant body of work.
Reviews
"[A] fantastical tale of stunning survival and powerful revenge."
-- Elle magazine
"A luminary of the highbrow literary set for some time now, Maryse Conde is finally bouncing across the radar of ordinary readers. What luck -- for Conde's opulent imagination, sublime prose, and magical narratives light up Africa's past."
-- The Washington Post Book World
"Another great offering from one of our most gifted writers. Read and learn, but most of all, read...
and enjoy." -- Edwidge Danticat, bestselling author of The Dew Breaker
"Lush and lurid, as are its sultry settings...seducing the reader with silken irony."
-- Kirkus Reviews
Author Bio
Maryse Cond was anaward-winning novelist, critic, and playwright. Her novels includeCrossing the Mangrove, Segu, Who Slashed Celanire's Throat, and I, Tituba: Black Witch of Salem. Her work has been translated into many languages all over the world, and she was awarded the New Academy Prize in Literature(the alternative to the Nobel Prize) in 2018. She passed awayin 2024 at the age of ninety.
