{"product_id":"over-seas-of-memory-9781496213204","title":"Over Seas of Memory","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased loosely on the author's life, this novel recounts the narrator's journey following the footsteps of his Mauritius-born grandfather, Maxime, who abruptly boarded a boat bound for Madagascar in 1922 and never returned. Michaël Ferrier tells a tale of discovery as well as the elusive, colorful story of Maxime's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for the original French edition:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Remarkable. . . . Michaël Ferrier explodes all boundaries, all borders, geographical and mental. . . . This very topical book is essential reading.”—Muriel Mingaud, \u003ci\u003eLe Populaire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Resplendent.”—Bertrand Leclair, \u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “This rich novel (the term does not do the work justice) lives up to its title [and is] driven by a conviction to record the reality of a world made from diversity.”—Valérie Marin la Meslée, \u003ci\u003eLe Point\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “What is the only thing that can fight against death? Memory. That’s it. Ferrier has written an adventure novel on memory, a singularly intelligent novel.”—Vincent Roy, \u003ci\u003eArt Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"As Ferrier interlaces his family’s intimate story with the larger story of colonialism’s lasting and complicated impact—including the racial and ethnic divisions it fomented—he engages with critical issues in contemporary France concerning national and cultural identity.\"—\u003ci\u003eRepeating Islands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e A Man Leaving\u003cbr\u003e France and Its Offshoots\u003cbr\u003e The Red Circus\u003cbr\u003e In Praise of the Acrobat\u003cbr\u003e Boxing by the Waterside\u003cbr\u003e Queer-Looking Specimen\u003cbr\u003e Mixed-Race Montaigne\u003cbr\u003e The Colonial Specter\u003cbr\u003e Creole Jazz Band\u003cbr\u003e Presences of the Plague\u003cbr\u003e The Madagascar Project\u003cbr\u003e The War of the Airwaves\u003cbr\u003e Walkway of Lonely Death\u003cbr\u003e Epilogu","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409224769879,"sku":"9781496213204","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496213204.jpg?v=1730506027","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/over-seas-of-memory-9781496213204","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}