General Sun, My Brother |
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| Author:
| Alexis, Jacques Stephen |
| Translator:
| Coates, Carrol F. |
| Series title: | CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-1889-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1999 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $106.00 |
Book Description:
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An English translation of ""Compere General Soleil"", published in France in 1955. This novel depicts the nightmarish journey of a labourer and his wife from the slums of Port-au-Prince to the cane fields of the Dominican Republic, and personifies the sun as friend and leader of the workers.
An English translation of ""Compere General Soleil"", published in France in 1955. This novel depicts the nightmarish journey of a labourer and his wife from the slums of Port-au-Prince to the cane fields of the Dominican Republic, and personifies the sun as friend and leader of the workers.