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Five years ago, in Guadeloupe, a baby was found with its throat slashed on a pile of garbage. It survived its injuries. The reading of this abominable news deeply moved Maryse Condé. Such mutilation marks a life in a monstrous way. How can one survive bearing such a horrible scar on their neck? To answer this question, Maryse Condé created the astonishing character of Célanine Pinceau, known as "Célanine cou-coupé."
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Who Slashed Celanire’s Throat?, Maryse Condé
- Language
- Released
- 2004
- Binding
- (Hardcover)
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- Title
- Who Slashed Celanire’s Throat?
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Maryse Condé
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 1413290442
- ISBN13
- 9781413290448
- Series
- Tags
- School, Africa, Magical Realism
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- Five years ago, in Guadeloupe, a baby was found with its throat slashed on a pile of garbage. It survived its injuries. The reading of this abominable news deeply moved Maryse Condé. Such mutilation marks a life in a monstrous way. How can one survive bearing such a horrible scar on their neck? To answer this question, Maryse Condé created the astonishing character of Célanine Pinceau, known as "Célanine cou-coupé."