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Myal : a novel / by Erna Brodber

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : New Beacon Books, 1988Description: 111 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0901241865
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.914
Summary: The novel opens in the early 20th century with a community gathering aimed at healing Ella, a young woman who returns home after a troubled marriage. Ella, affected by her husband’s appropriation of her culture through a minstrel show, finds herself in a state of despair, stripped of her identity. The Afro-Jamaican religion Myal is invoked to restore her spirit, emphasizing the theme that good can triumph over evil.
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Book Book Project 8 Branch Reference Section Women’s Collection WC 823.914 B864m 1988 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 132606d

The novel opens in the early 20th century with a community gathering aimed at healing Ella, a young woman who returns home after a troubled marriage. Ella, affected by her husband’s appropriation of her culture through a minstrel show, finds herself in a state of despair, stripped of her identity. The Afro-Jamaican religion Myal is invoked to restore her spirit, emphasizing the theme that good can triumph over evil.

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