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3858808Love, Anger, Madnesshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/love-anger-madness-9781588368706/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2609861/4f8bba94-e2af-4afe-ab78-1181b8ac127c.jpg?v=638384209470270000217282MXNRandom House Publishing GroupInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>The only English translation of a masterpiece (<em>The Nation</em>)a</strong> <strong>stunning trilogy of novellas about</strong> <strong>the soul-crushing cost of life under a violent Haitian dictatorship, featuring an introduction by Edwidge Danticat</strong></p><p>Originally published in 1968, Love, Anger, Madness virtually disappeared from circulation until its republication in France in 2005. Set in the barely fictionalized Haiti of Papa Doc Duvaliers repressive rule, Marie Vieux-Chauvets writing was so powerful and so incendiary that she was forced to flee to the United States. Yet <em>Love, Anger, Madness</em> endures.</p><p>Claire, the narrator of <em><strong>Love</strong></em>, is the eldest of three daughters who surrenders her dreams of marriage to run the household after her parents die. Insecure about her dark skin, she fantasizes about her middle sisters French husband, while he has an affair with the youngest sister, setting in motion a complicated family dynamic that echoes the growing chaos outside their home.</p><p>In <em><strong>Anger</strong></em>, the police terrorize a middle-class family by threatening to seize their land. The father insinuates that their only hope of salvation lies with an unspeakable acthis daughter Rose must prostitute herselfwhich leads to all-consuming guilt, shame, and rage.</p><p>And finally, <em><strong>Madness</strong></em> paints a terrifying portrait of a Haitian village that has been ravaged by militants. René, a young poet, is trapped in his familys house for days with no food and becomes obsessed with the souls of the dead that surround him.</p>...3795087Love, Anger, Madness217282https://www.gandhi.com.mx/love-anger-madness-9781588368706/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/2609861/4f8bba94-e2af-4afe-ab78-1181b8ac127c.jpg?v=638384209470270000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20099781588368706_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;9781588368706_W3siaWQiOiI3OTZmY2JiNy0xNzkxLTQ5MjktYmMyNC04OTU5ZDUwNjYzYmQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI4MiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjY1LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIxNywiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMTNUMTM6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781588368706_<p><strong>The only English translation of a masterpiece (<em>The Nation</em>)a</strong> <strong>stunning trilogy of novellas about</strong> <strong>the soul-crushing cost of life under a violent Haitian dictatorship, featuring an introduction by Edwidge Danticat</strong></p><p>Originally published in 1968, Love, Anger, Madness virtually disappeared from circulation until its republication in France in 2005. Set in the barely fictionalized Haiti of Papa Doc Duvaliers repressive rule, Marie Vieux-Chauvets writing was so powerful and so incendiary that she was forced to flee to the United States. Yet <em>Love, Anger, Madness</em> endures.</p><p>Claire, the narrator of <em><strong>Love</strong></em>, is the eldest of three daughters who surrenders her dreams of marriage to run the household after her parents die. Insecure about her dark skin, she fantasizes about her middle sisters French husband, while he has an affair with the youngest sister, setting in motion a complicated family dynamic that echoes the growing chaos outside their home.</p><p>In <em><strong>Anger</strong></em>, the police terrorize a middle-class family by threatening to seize their land. The father insinuates that their only hope of salvation lies with an unspeakable acthis daughter Rose must prostitute herselfwhich leads to all-consuming guilt, shame, and rage.</p><p>And finally, <em><strong>Madness</strong></em> paints a terrifying portrait of a Haitian village that has been ravaged by militants. René, a young poet, is trapped in his familys house for days with no food and becomes obsessed with the souls of the dead that surround him.</p>...9781588368706_Random House Publishing Grouplibro_electonico_123c19c9-776e-4dfd-9374-b0e92c9aa5b5_9781588368706;9781588368706_9781588368706Marie Vieux-ChauvetInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/RandomHouse-epub-2ca9d66c-67d1-40d8-bf39-5ea35c142daa.epub2009-08-04T00:00:00+00:00Random House Publishing Group