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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Patrick ChamoiseauPublisher: Dialogue Imprint: Dialogue Books Dimensions: Width: 22.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 14.50cm Weight: 0.346kg ISBN: 9780349700465ISBN 10: 034970046 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 24 May 2018 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"Patrick Chamoiseau is a French author from Martinique known for his work in the creolite movement. Chamoiseau was born on December 3, 1953 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, where he currently resides. After he studied law in Paris he returned to Martinique inspired by Edouard Glissant to take a close interest in Creole culture. Chamoiseau is the author of a historical work on the Antilles under the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte and several non-fiction books which include Eloge de la creolite (In Praise of Creoleness), co-authored with Jean Bernabe and Raphael Confiant. Awarded the Prix Carbet (1990) for Antan d'enfance. His novel Texaco was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1992, and was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. It has been described as ""a masterpiece, the work of a genius, a novel that deserves to be known as much as Fanon's The Wretched of the Earthand Cesaire's Return to My Native Land""." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |