Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Triptych (Modern Library

Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Triptych (Modern Library Torchbearers)
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Available in English for the first time, Marie Vieux-Chauvetâ€™s stunning trilogy of novellas is a remarkable literary event. In a brilliant translation by Rose-Myriam RÃ©jouis and Val Vinokur, Love, Anger, Madness is a scathing response to the struggles of race, class, and sex that have ruled Haiti. Suppressed upon its initial publication in 1968, this major work became an underground classic and was finally released in an authorized edition in France in 2005.

In Love, Anger, Madness, Marie Vieux-Chauvet offers three slices of life under an oppressive regime. Gradually building in emotional intensity, the novellas paint a shocking portrait of families and artists struggling to survive under Haitiâ€™s terrifying government restrictions that have turned its society upside down, transforming neighbors into victims, spies, and enemies.

In â€œLove,â€ Claire is the eldest of three sisters who occupy a single house. Her dark skin and unmarried status make her a virtual servant to the rest of the family. Consumed by an intense passion for her brother-in-law, she finds redemption in a criminal act of rebellion.

In â€œAnger,â€ a middle-class family is ripped apart when twenty-year-old Rose is forced to sleep with a repulsive soldier in order to prevent a government takeover of her fatherâ€™s land.

And in â€œMadness,â€ RenÃ©, a young poet, finds himself trapped in a house for days without food, obsessed with the souls of the dead, dreading the invasion of local military thugs, and steeling himself for one final stand against authority.

Sympathetic, savage and truly compelling with an insightful introduction by Edwidge Danticat, Love, Anger, Madness is an extraordinary, brave and graphic evocation of a country in turmoil.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer Modern Library
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0812976924_used
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2010-03-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812976922

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer	Modern Library
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0812976924_used
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2010-03-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812976922

Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Triptych (Modern Library Torchbearers)

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