Redemption in Indigo
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- Karen Lord (Écrivain)
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"'Typical', Chance said in tones of deep depression. 'Give them a crisis and they must turn in a form of entertainment'"
"'This will be entertaining?' she asked doubtfully
'Some humans find it so. There will be no death, I promise you, but there will be severe embarrassment, which is but a small death of the ego'".
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Redemption in Indigo
- France : 2012-03-01 - Poche (Français)
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Résumé
Karen Lord’s debut novel is an intricately woven tale of adventure, magic, and the power of the human spirit. Paama’s husband is a fool and a glutton. Bad enough that he followed her to her parents’ home in the village of Makendha—now he’s disgraced himself by murdering livestock and stealing corn. When Paama leaves him for good, she attracts the attention of the undying ones—the djombi— who present her with a gift: the Chaos Stick, which allows her to manipulate the subtle forces of the world. Unfortunately, a wrathful djombi with indigo skin believes this power should be his and his alone.
Bursting with humor and rich in fantastic detail, Redemption in Indigo is a clever, contemporary fairy tale that introduces readers to a dynamic new voice in Caribbean literature. Lord’s world of spider tricksters and indigo immortals is inspired in part by a Senegalese folk tale—but Paama’s adventures are fresh, surprising, and utterly original.
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