{"product_id":"founding-fictions-of-the-dutch-caribbean-9781433194269","title":"Founding Fictions of the Dutch Caribbean","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis satirical novel is set in the heady atmosphere of carnival on the tropical Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, where the contradictions of postcolonial existence come to a boil that is furious, often bitingly funny, and sometimes almost intolerably tragic. And through it all, the story manages by way of a genuinely African derived rhythm to offer a message of hope. The heroine of the novel is Bir, a woman in her late sixties, the \u003ci\u003emama grandi \u003c\/i\u003ewith her ancient wisdom\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ea solid root of the community, dispensing medicinal herbs, advice, and motherly love. The flavor of the island is unmistakable: it is an authentic Curaçaoan story by noted Curaçaoan author Diana Lebacs. Not only is it Curaçaoan in its subject matter but in the way the story is told. It is serious but full of humor, from gentle irony to slapstick, with a lot of social satire in between. \u003ci\u003eFounding Fictions of the Dutch Caribbean: Diana Lebacs' The Longest Month (De Langste Maand)\u003c\/i\u003e, originally written\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements – Introduction – Diana Lebacs \u003cem\u003eThe Longest Month (De Langste Maand).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039697011031,"sku":"9781433194269","price":54.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433194269.jpg?v=1750944520","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/founding-fictions-of-the-dutch-caribbean-9781433194269","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}