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Antoine of Gommiers
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Trouillot, Lyonel, author.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (164 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Baker & Taylor Publisher Services (BTPS)
- Summary:
- Who is Antoine of Gommiers? A prophet, seer, matchmaker, trickster, or huckster-- or does he even exist? In this satirical novel tinged with magical realism, Haitian novelist Lyonel Trouillot (Kannjawou) paints a richly textured portrait of life in his native country overseen by supernatural forces where the worlds of dream and reality co-exist. With alternating chapters that reveal the day to day struggles in the capital city of Port-au-Prince of two twin brothers, Ti-Tony, a small time hustler, and Frankie, a wheel-chair-bound folklorist who is writing a biography of the mythic titular Antoine,presiding in his white linen suit and melon-colored hat, the worlds of rural and urban Haiti are brought to colorful and vibrant life.
- ISBN:
- 1-63964-037-1
- 1-63964-008-8
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