She danced with a redfish / Carolyn Nur Wistrand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wistrand, Carolyn Nur, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Laveau, Marie, 1794-1881--Fiction.

Laveau, Marie.

African American women--Fiction.

African American women.

Vodou--Fiction.

Vodou.

Free Black people--Louisiana--New Orleans--History--19th century--Fiction.

Free Black people.

New Orleans (La.)--History--19th century--Fiction.

New Orleans (La.).

Genre:

Biographical fiction.

Historical fiction.

Physical Description:

vii, 107 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lafayette, LA : University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, 2025.

Summary:

"From New Orleans's mythology springs a story capturing Marie Laveau as a young free woman of color and follows her as she is transformed from a Catholic bride to an active participant in African rituals in the Pre-Civil War French Quarter. When the Saint-Domingue priestess, Sanité Dédé, performs a midnight ritual cleansing in Marie's cottage the unexpected return of her husband, Jacque Paris, disrupts the ceremony, ultimately leading to Marie's awakening through African mysticism. Filled with nineteenth-century legendary Creoles--the mysterious Jacque Paris, Priestess Sanité Dedé, Dr. John, Colette Delacroix, and Bras Coupé--the magic of the Vieux Carré is brought to life in a tale of love, betrayal, and empowerment. She Danced with a Red Fish pays tribute to the African traditions that shaped New Orleans and still reverberate in and beyond Congo Square"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781959569183

195956918X

OCLC:

1458546480