On a Woman's Madness - Hardcover
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Astrid Roemer, Lucy Scott (Translator)Publish date:2023-02-21Pages:284
Language:EnglishPublisher:Two Lines PressISBN-13:9781949641431ISBN-10:1949641430UPC:9781949641431Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LGBTQ+, Literary, WomenBook Topic:LesbianAward:2023 National Book Awards Finalist - Translation AwardSize:8.10 x 5.10 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC7QJRWAKZ
A FINALIST FOR THE 2023 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR TRANSLATED LITERATURE On a Woman's Madness tells the story of Noenka, a courageous Black woman trying to live a life of her own choosing. When her abusive husband of just nine days refuses her request for divorce, Noenka flees her hometown in Suriname, on South America's tropical northeastern coast, for the capital city of Paramaribo. Unsettled and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Two Lines PressISBN-13:9781949641431ISBN-10:1949641430UPC:9781949641431Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LGBTQ+, Literary, WomenBook Topic:LesbianAward:2023 National Book Awards Finalist - Translation AwardSize:8.10 x 5.10 x 1.20 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SC7QJRWAKZ
In 1966, at the age of 19, Astrid Roemer emigrated from Suriname to the Netherlands. She identifies herself as a cosmopolitan writer. Exploring themes of race, gender, family, and identity, her poetic, unconventional prose stands in the tradition of authors such as Toni Morrison and Alice Walker. She was awarded the P.C. Hooft Prize in 2016, and the three-yearly Dutch Literature Prize (Prijs der...
Publisher: Two Lines Press
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🏆 2023 National Book Awards Finalist - Translation Award
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