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| Size | | Length: | 110 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 5.6 oz |
Industry Reviews "[A] buoyant, mischievous portrait of the novelist as a little boy....From the Syrian shopkeepers to the bewitching storytellers steeped in an oral tradition, Chamoiseau catalogs the myriad impressions of Caribbean life and celebrates the rich conglomeration of influences that made up the Creole culture of his island world....[A] beautifully etched memoir..." Salon - Anderson Tepper (02/23/1999)
"Chamoiseau offers pungent tastes of Creole medicine and magic, the tantalizing accents and scents of a past just out of reach." New York Times Book Review - Patrick Farrell (06/27/1999)
"[A] slim, rambling, sometimes stirringly poignant account..." Miller
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