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It was Kiese Laymon, acclaimed author of Heavy and Long Division, who introduced us to Gayl Jones' indelible debut, Corregidora. Like her editor Toni Morrison and contemporary Toni Cade Bambara, Jones tells a powerful story of emancipation through gorgeous prose, leaving a permanent mark on the reader. Palmares is her first novel in more than two decades and, in it, she returns with an incredible story of slavery and freedom cut through with magical realism and a universal mythology. Not to be missed by fans of The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates or The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave.

Au cœur du Brésil colonial, Almeyda, jeune esclave noire, vit dans un univers où la magie et les légendes s'entremêlent au lourd fardeau du quotidien, tout comme la vie des maîtres se lie à celles des femmes qui les servent. Parmi les récits qui l'animent, il y a la description d'un monde rêvé : un campement d'esclaves fugitifs connu sous le nom de Palmares. Almeyra s'échappe des plantations portugaises où elle vit captive pour rejoindre ce monde libre. Mais cette communauté ne survivra pa...