The latest novel by one of Haiti's most brilliant writers
The most recent book by renowned Haitian novelist, essayist, and poet RenÉ Depestre, Popa Singer is a semi-autobiographical chronicle of Haiti in the late 1950s, the very moment when the country first came under decades of despotic rule.
To celebrate her son's return home after years of exile, Diana Fontoriol (aka "Popa Singer")-an indomitable mother armed only with her sewing machine and her personal convictions-determines to resist in her own way the infamous Ubu King of the Tropics: FranÇois "Papa Doc" Duvalier. Depestre's novel tells the story of this at once intimate and epic struggle. Combining colorful fantasy and biting social satire, it is a deeply personal and singularly artistic take on an infamous chapter in Haitian history.
| ISBN: | 9780813951430 |
| Publication date: | 26th April 2024 |
| Author: | René Depestre |
| Publisher: | University of Virginia Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | CARAF Books |
| Genres: |
General Fiction |
The latest novel by one of Haiti's most brilliant writers The most recent book by renowned Haitian novelist, essayist, and poet RenÉ Depestre, Popa Singer is a semi-autobiographical chronicle of Haiti in the late 1950s, the very moment when the country first came under decades of despotic rule. Depestre's novel tells the story of this at once intimate and epic struggle.
Popa Singer features in the following genres: General Fiction
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Popa Singer was written by René Depestre and published by University of Virginia Press
Popa Singer has 96 pages
Yes it is part of CARAF Books series
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