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When pregnant Rosie Carpe, her fatherless five-years-old son in tow, arrives in Guadeloupe looking for her elusive brother, Lazare, the world already seems a plenty confusing place. Could the man who comes to meet her, an elegant black man calling himself Lagrand, actually be her disheveled white brother?

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“NDiaye’s Creative style turns this depressing yet fascinating novel into a page-turner. The strange characters, many of whom are described as having bizarre, transparent eyes, seem somehow to come to life. A sense of unreality, intensified by a persistent yellow hue, bathes and enhances the entire work.”—Jayne R. Boisvert, Multicultural Review
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Rosie Carpe

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    A Paperback / softback by Marie NDiaye, Tamsin Black

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      Publisher Bison Books
      Published 1 November 2004
      ISBN-13 9780803283831
      978-0803283831
      ISBN-10 0803283830

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      When pregnant Rosie Carpe, her fatherless five-years-old son in tow, arrives in Guadeloupe looking for her elusive brother, Lazare, the world already seems a plenty confusing place. Could the man who comes to meet her, an elegant black man calling himself Lagrand, actually be her disheveled white brother?

      Trade Review
      “NDiaye’s Creative style turns this depressing yet fascinating novel into a page-turner. The strange characters, many of whom are described as having bizarre, transparent eyes, seem somehow to come to life. A sense of unreality, intensified by a persistent yellow hue, bathes and enhances the entire work.”—Jayne R. Boisvert, Multicultural Review
      http://nebraskapress.typepad.com/university_of_nebraska_pr/2009/11/unp-author-winner-of-frances-top-literary-award.html

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