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Duels / Néhémy Dahomey ; translated by Nathan H. Dize.
Van Pelt Library PQ2716.I475 C662 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pierre-Dahomey, Néhémy, 1986- author.
- Series:
- French list
- The French list
- Standardized Title:
- Combats. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Dueling--Fiction.
- Dueling.
- Sovereignty--Fiction.
- Sovereignty.
- Debt--Fiction.
- Debt.
- Interpersonal conflict--Fiction.
- Interpersonal conflict.
- Black people--Haiti--Social conditions--19th century--Fiction.
- Black people.
- Education--Haiti--History--19th century--Fiction.
- Education.
- duels.
- sovereignty.
- Haiti--History--1804-1844--Fiction.
- Haiti.
- Haiti--Economic conditions--19th century--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Historical fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 172 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Seagull Books ; 2025.
- Language Note:
- Text in English, translated from the French.
- Summary:
- "Set in 1842, this novel foregrounds a Haiti that is grappling with the weight of an onerous debt imposed by France, forcing its citizens to pay reparations to French colonists in exchange for diplomatic recognition of the first Black republic of the Americas. In the town of Boën, a prosperous notary, Ludovic Possible, decides to take a bold step to secure the future of his community. He opens a schoolhouse where local children can learn both artisanal skills and the essential ability to read and write. For Ludovic, education represents the best chance for the people of Boën to rise above their hardships and build a prosperous future--especially for Aïda, a quiet and enigmatic girl whose mother's marvellous stories captivate him. The tranquillity of Boën is soon shattered, however, by a series of duels that pit families, neighbours, and even animals against each other. As tensions rise, Ludovic's vision for a better future is threatened by the escalating violence"--Publisher's description.
- Notes:
- First published in French as Combats, 2021.
- ISBN:
- 9781803095592
- 1803095598
- OCLC:
- 1543547414
- Publisher Number:
- 90104262753
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