Chronicle of the seven sorrows

Author(s)

• Chamoiseau, Patrick
• Coverdale, Linda
• Glissant, Édouard

Bibliographic Information

Chronicle of the seven sorrows

by Patrick Chamoiseau ; translated and with an afterword by Linda Coverdale ; foreword by Édouard Glissant

University of Nebraska Press, c1999

• : pbk

Other Title

Chronique des sept misères

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Chronicle of the Seven Sorrows traces the rise and fall of Pipi Soleil, "king of the wheelbarrow" at the vegetable market of Fort-de-France, in a tale as lively and magical as the marketplace itself. In a Martinique where creatures from folklore walk the land and cultural traditions cling tenuously to life, Patrick Chamoiseau's characters confront the crippling heritage of colonialism and the overwhelming advance of modernization with touching dignity, hilarious resourcefulness, and truly courageous joie de vivre.

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• NCID: BA81564877
• ISBN:
  • 0803264267
• LCCN: 99018845
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: fre
• Place of Publication: Lincoln
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 226 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PQ3949.2.C45
  • DC21 : 843
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Fort-de-France (Martinique) -- Fiction