Crossing the mangrove

Condé, Maryse

Crossing the mangrove / Maryse Condé ; translated by Richard Philcox - First Anchor Books edition - ix, 207 pages

In Guadeloupe, a man is found dead in the village of Riviere au Sel. He was Francis Sancher, a handsome individual, liked by some and reviled by others. The villagers come to pay their last respects and in speech or in internal monologue reveal their relationship to him. They include the postman who was his friend, the man who hated his guts and the woman who wishes she could burn on his pyre.

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Guadeloupe--Social life and customs--Fiction


Detective and mystery fiction

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