Hérémakhonon

by Maryse Condé, Richard Philcox (Translator), Richard Philcox

Overview

Veronica Mercier, a sophisticated Caribbean woman teaching and living in Paris, journeys to West Africa in pursuit of her "identity." There, she becomes involved with a prominent political figure—and must find her way among the often misleading guises of ambition, idealism, and violence. Conveying a mosaic of feelings (from childhood and adolescence in Guadeloupe, university days in Paris, and experiences in Africa), Heremakhonon—"Welcome House" in Mande—also invites the reader to enter the acrid world of modern Africa. French-language edition published in 1976.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780894108860
Publisher:	Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	12/01/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Guadeloupian novelist Maryse Condé's novels, plays, and short stories have won wide acclaim in both English and French. She is professor of French at Columbia University. Richard Philcox is a translator of literary fiction.