Tropic of violence : a novel
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, 2020.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781644450246, 1644450240
Physical Desc
v, 152 pages ; 21 cm.
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, 2020.
Language
English
ISBN
9781644450246, 1644450240
Notes
Description
"Marie, a nurse in Mayotte, a far-flung, tropical department of France in the Indian Ocean, adopts a baby abandoned at birth by his mother, a refugee from Comoros. She names him Moïse and raises him as her own-and she avoids his increasing questions about his origins as he grows up. When Marie suddenly dies, thirteen-year-old Moïse is left completely alone, plunged into uncertainty and turmoil. In a state of panic, he runs away from home, and sets himself on a collision course with the gangs of Gaza, the largest and most infamous slum on the island. Nathacha Appanah has deftly assembled a small chorus of voices who narrate the heartbreak, violence, and injustice of life in Mayotte. To Marie's and Moïse's perspectives she adds those of Bruce, a terrifying gang leader; Olivier, a police officer fighting a losing battle; and Stéphane, the naive aid worker whose efforts to help Moïse only make him more vulnerable. Tropic of Violence shines a powerful light on the particular deprivation and isolation in this forgotten and neglected part of France. At the same time, it is a moving portrayal of the desperation and inequality that are driving refugee crises across the world, and of the innocent children whose lives are being torn apart in their wake. This is a remarkable, unsettling new novel from one of the most exciting voices in world literature." --back cover
Original Version
First published:,Paris : Editions Gallimard, 2016,in the French language as,Tropique de la violence.
Language
English translation from the French.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION APPANAH | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Fiction | FIC APPANAH | Available |
Florham Park Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION APPANAH | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Appanah-Mouriquand, N., & Strachan, G. (2020). Tropic of violence: a novel . Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Appanah-Mouriquand, Nathacha, 1973- and Geoffrey, Strachan. 2020. Tropic of Violence: A Novel. Graywolf Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Appanah-Mouriquand, Nathacha, 1973- and Geoffrey, Strachan. Tropic of Violence: A Novel Graywolf Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Appanah-Mouriquand, Nathacha, and Geoffrey Strachan. Tropic of Violence: A Novel Graywolf Press, 2020.
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