The Leopard Boy |
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| Author:
| Picouly, Daniel |
| Translator:
| Garane, Jeanne |
| Afterword by:
| Garane, Jeanne |
| Prepared for Publication by:
| van Raaijen, Christiaan |
| Series title: | Caraf Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8139-3789-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2016 |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $106.00 |
Book Description:
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This wildly imaginative and culturally resonant tale by Daniel Picouly audaciously places black and mixed-race characters at the forefront of its Revolution-era story. Winner of the Prix Renaudot, one of France's 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.
This wildly imaginative and culturally resonant tale by Daniel Picouly audaciously places black and mixed-race characters at the forefront of its Revolution-era story. Winner of the Prix Renaudot, one of France's 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.