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Reviewed on November 1, 2024 | Fiction
DEBUT This first novel by Celestin, a Haiti-born scholar of French and comparative literature (emeritus, Univ. of Connecticut), follows an unnamed main character through his childhood, starting in the 1950s in a Caribbean nation referred to only as "the Tropical Republic." In intricate if sometimes florid prose, Celestin introduces a large cast of characters who live in the republic. His descriptions of the paradis...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
