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Title: The Bridge of Beyond (Caribbean Writers Series ; 27) by Simone Schwarz-Bart ISBN: 0-435-98770-4 Publisher: Heinemann Pub. Date: 01 June, 1982 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A beautiful and magical novel
Comment: The Bridge of Beyond is about the lives of (about) three generations of Caribbean women from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. I found the book compelling for several reasons. For one, it is set in Guadeloupe and I learned a lot about that island which I previously knew nothing about. Also, the insight the book gave me into Caribbean culture reminds me of the constantly changing, pluralistic culture in which I live here in the United States. This book literally gave me big smiles, tears in my eyes, and a lot to think about. Anyone who is interested in the human condition would enjoy this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Magic from the French West Indies
Comment: Set on the French West Indian island of Guadeloupe, The Bridge of Beyond traces a century of history of the Lougandor women beginning after the end of slavery. Five generations are followed, but the main story revolves around Toussine, the woman known as "Queen Without a Name," and her granddaughter, Telumee. The surprise in the book is that the reader can end up feeling such empathy with characters not fully developed in the traditional literary sense. Schwarz-Bart's women are both long-lived and ephemeral like the fairies and witches of the fairy-tale realm. Her entire novel has an otherworldly feel to it. It is a kind of magical tribute to women, self-reliance, living, and the power of self, and also addresses the ever-present West Indian literary theme of transcendence. One of the nicest pleasures of reading the book is the total envelopment one feels with nature. Schwarz-Bart's imagery is filled with references to the sun, moon, stars, flowers, trees, rivers, waves, and the sea. The imagery is repetitious until it becomes almost a written chant in which the story lives. A truly magical literary experience with a feminist foundation.
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful, inspiring, and hopeful
Comment: This book is a wonderful example of the power of womenhood, of its rewards and its downfalls. It emphasizes the bond between women and mothers and grandmothers, and shows that women can survive without a man's help. The imagery and descriptions of the land are beautiful.
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Title: Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat ISBN: 037570504X Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Miramar by NAGUIB MAHFOUZ ISBN: 038526478X Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 14 December, 1992 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Annie John : A Novel by Jamaica Kincaid ISBN: 0374525102 Publisher: Noonday Press Pub. Date: 30 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: The Woman Destroyed (Pantheon Modern Writers) by Simone De Beauvoir ISBN: 0394711033 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1987 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Crick Crack, Monkey by Merle Hodge ISBN: 0435989510 Publisher: Heinemann Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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