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Condé, Maryse.
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Orphans -- Fiction.
Haiti -- Fiction.
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Condé, Maryse.
Orphans -- Fiction.
Haiti -- Fiction.
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Waiting
for the
waters
to
rise
/ Maryse Condé ; translated from the French by Richard Philcox.
by
Condé, Maryse.
World Editions, 2021.
Call #:
FICTION CON
Subjects
Orphans -- Fiction.
Haiti -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9781642860733 (trade pbk.)
Description:
282 p. ; 22 cm
Notes:
"First published as En attendant la montee des eaux in France in 2010 by JC Lattes" --T.p. verso.
Translated from the French.
Summary:
"Babakar is a doctor living alone, with only the memories of his childhood in Mali. In his dreams, he receives visits from his blue-eyed mother and his ex-lover Azelia, both now gone, as are the hopes and aspirations he's carried with him since his arrival in Guadeloupe. Until, one day, the child Anais comes into his life, forcing him to abandon his solitude."--Back cover.
Awards:
"Winner Alternative Nobel Prize ; Winner English Pen Award" --cover.
Genre:
Black fiction.
French fiction -- Translations into English.
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1
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Adult Black Fiction
FICTION CON
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Adult Black Fiction
FICTION CON
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