Name: Waiting for the Waters to Rise
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Author: Maryse Condé
ISBN: 9781642860733

Type

Physical Book

Author

Maryse Condé

Translated by

Richard Philcox

Publisher

World Editions

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

368

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.3x13.7x2.5 cm

Weight

0.39 kg.

ISBN13

9781642860733

Synopsis "Waiting for the Waters to Rise "

Babakar is a doctor living alone, with only the memories of his childhood in Mali. In his dreams, he receives visits from his blue-eyed mother and his ex-lover Azelia, both now gone, as are the hopes and aspirations he's carried with him since his arrival in Guadeloupe. Until, one day, the child Anaïs comes into his life, forcing him to abandon his solitude. Anaïs's Haitian mother died in childbirth, leaving her daughter destitute--now Babakar is all she has, and he wants to offer this little girl a future. Together they fly to Haiti, a beautiful, mysterious island plagued by violence, government corruption, and rebellion. Once there, Babakar and his two friends, the Haitian Movar and the Palestinian Fouad, three different identities looking for a more compassionate world, begin a desperate search for Anaïs's family.

Maryse Condé

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Maryse Condé (born as Maryse Boucolon; Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, February 11, 1934-Apt, April 2, 2024) was a Guadeloupean writer, an overseas territory of France. A scholar in Francophone literature, recognized feminist and activist who promoted African history and culture, she is noted for her extensive productivity as an author and her versatility in writing historical fiction, short stories, novels, essays, and other genres. She is especially known for her novel Segu (1984-1985). In 2018, she received the Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature. In 2021, she was awarded the Prix Mondial Cino del Duca for her humanistic work in culture.

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