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The wondrous and tragic life of Ivan and Ivana
- Title
- The wondrous and tragic life of Ivan and Ivana / Maryse Condé ; translated from the French by Richard Philcox.
- Author
- Condé, Maryse
- Publication
- New York : World Editions, 2020.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Philcox, Richard
- Description
- 266 pages; 22 cm
- Summary
- "Born in Guadeloupe, Ivan and Ivana are twins with a bond so strong they become afraid of their feelings for one another. When their mother sends them off to live with their father in Mali they begin to grow apart, until, as young adults in Paris, Ivana's youthful altruism compels her to join the police academy, while Ivan, stunted by early experiences of rejection and exploitation, walks the path of radicalization. The twins, unable to live either with or without each other, become perpetrator and victim in a wave of violent attacks. In The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana, Maryse Condé, winner of the 2018 Alternative Nobel prize in literature, touches upon major contemporary issues such as racism, terrorism, political corruption, economic inequality, globalization, and migration. With her most modern novel to date, this master storyteller offers an impressive picture of a colorful yet turbulent 21st century."--Provided by publisher.
- Uniform Title
- Fabuleux et triste destin d'Ivan et Ivana. English
- Alternative Title
- Fabuleux et triste destin d'Ivan et Ivana.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Social problem fiction.
- Fiction.
- Note
- "First published as Le fabuleux et triste destin d'Ivan et Ivana in France in 2017"--Title page verso.
- Call Number
- Sc D 21-368
- ISBN
- 9781642860696
- 1642860697
- 9781912987092
- 1912987090
- OCLC
- 1154656336
- Author
- Condé, Maryse, author.
- Title
- The wondrous and tragic life of Ivan and Ivana / Maryse Condé ; translated from the French by Richard Philcox.
- Publisher
- New York : World Editions, 2020.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Philcox, Richard, translator.
- Research Call Number
- Sc D 21-368JFD 21-431