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Francis Sancher--a handsome outsider, loved by some and reviled by others--is found dead, face down in the mud on a path outside Riviere au Sel, a small village in Guadeloupe.  None of the villagers are particularly surprised, since Sancher, a secretive and melancholy man, had often predicted an unnatural death for himself.  As the villagers come to pay their respects they each--either in a speech to the mourners, or in an internal monologue--reveal another piece of the mystery behind Sancher's life and death.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike pieces of an elaborate puzzle, their memories interlock to create a rich and intriguing portrait of a man and a community. In the lush and vivid prose for which she has become famous, Conde has constructed a Guadeloupean wake for Francis Sancher.  Retaining the full color and vibrance of Conde's homeland, \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Mangrove\u003c\/i\u003e pays homage to Guadeloupe in both subject and structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/maryse-conde-books\"\u003eMaryse Condé\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780385476331\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £9.88","offer_id":47911047332017,"sku":"SB-0385476337-C4","price":9.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0385476337.jpg?v=1789710949"},{"product_id":"the-wondrous-and-tragic-life-of-ivan-and-ivana","title":"The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2018 Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature Born in Guadeloupe, Ivan and Ivana are twins with a bond so strong they become afraid of their feelings for one another. When their mother sends them off to live with their father in Mali they begin to grow apart, until, as young adults in Paris, Ivana's youthful altruism compels her to join the police academy, while Ivan, stunted by early experiences of rejection and exploitation, walks the path of radicalization. The twins, unable to live either with or without each other, become perpetrator and victim in a wave of violent attacks. In The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana, Maryse Condé, winner of the 2018 Alternative Nobel prize in literature, touches upon major contemporary issues such as racism, terrorism, political corruption, economic inequality, globalization, and migration. With her most modern novel to date, this master storyteller offers an impressive picture of a colorful yet turbulent 21st century. \"At once playful and searing, Condé's work critiques ostensibly white, male versions of history and literature by appropriating them.\" PUBLISHERS WEEKLY \"Condé has a gift for storytelling and an unswerving focus on her characters, combined with a mordant sense of humor.\" NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/maryse-conde-books\"\u003eMaryse Condé\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e World Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781642860696\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"World Editions","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.51","offer_id":47916735135921,"sku":"SB-1642860697-C3","price":1.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1642860697.jpg?v=1789194108"},{"product_id":"waiting-for-the-waters-to-rise","title":"Waiting for the Waters to Rise","description":"\u003cp\u003eBabakar is a doctor living alone, with only the memories of his childhood in Mali. 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