Obeah and Other Martinican Stories

This volume comprises French versions and English translations of seven short stories written by Marie-Magdeleine Carbet, Martinique's most prolific woman writer. Four of these stories are previously unpublished, culled from documents obtained from Carbet's niece. This unique, multifaceted text fills an important pedagogical and scholarly need, and allows the reader to access the daily lives of French Caribbeans in a significantly authentic way.

About the author

Marie-Magdeleine Carbet (1902-1996) was a Martinican writer and cultural activist. She was awarded the Caribbean Literary Prize in 1971 for her poetry collection Rose de ta gráce. She also received the Grand Prix Humanitaire for services to arts and letters.

Summary

This volume comprises French versions and English translations of seven short stories written by Marie-Magdeleine Carbet, Martinique’s most prolific woman writer.

Product details

• Authors: Marie-Magdelein Carbet, Marie-Magdeleine Carbet, Marie-magdeleine/ Hurley Carbet
• Assisted by: E Anthony Hurley (Translation), E. Anthony Hurley (Translation)
• Publisher: Michigan state university pres
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781611862379
• ISBN: 978-1-61186-237-9
• No. of pages: 148
• Series: Ruth SIMMs Hamilton African Di; Ruth SIMMs Hamilton African Di; Ruth Simms Hamilton African Diaspora
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature