| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
A man leaving -- France and its offshoots -- The red circus -- In praise of the acrobat -- Boxing by the waterside -- Queer-looking specimen -- Mixed-race montaigne -- The colonial specter -- Creole jazz band -- Presences of the plague -- The madagascar project -- The war of the airwaves -- Walkway of lonely death |
| Summary |
"In this novel based loosely on the author's life, the narrator traces the colorful story of his Mauritius-born grandfather, Maxime, who abruptly boarded a boat bound for Madagascar in 1922 and never returned. Ferrier narrates a tale of discovery, weaving personal stories with the island's history"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"Over Seas of Memory was first published in French as Mémoires d'outre-mer. Editions Gallimard, Paris, 2015." |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Grandfathers -- Fiction
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Missing persons -- Fiction
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FICTION -- General.
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Grandfathers
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Missing persons
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Munro, Martin, translator.
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Chamoiseau, Patrick, writer of foreword
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| ISBN |
9781496216045 |
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1496216040 |
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9781496216021 |
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1496216024 |
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