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Soucouyant / David Chariandy. - Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2021. - 200 stron ; 21 cm.
U góry okładki: A Novel of Forgetting.
Finalist, Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction ; Longlisted for the Giller Prize
A “soucouyant” is an evil spirit in Caribbean lore, a reminder of past transgressions that refuse to diminish with age.
In this beautifully told novel that crosses borders, cultures, and generations, a young man returns home to care for his aging mother, who suffers from dementia.
In his efforts to help her and by turn make amends for their past estrangement from one another, he is compelled to re-imagine his mother’s stories for her before they slip completely into darkness...
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