![]() ![]() ![]() The book is made up of monologues by four troubled teenagers, growing up in a changing world, tossed about by the turbulence of sexuality, the rage and the desperation of their daily lives, fear of the future and the urge to escape from everything, all of these underlined by a sense of futility and inevitability. The story is set in an impoverished neighbourhood of Port Louis, a part of Mauritius that is far-removed from the Mauritius of glossy travel brochures. It is a book that is difficult to put down hands reach out from the pages, grab you by the collar and compel you to read on. The writing is eloquent, the imagery stark, and yet, the overall effect is dreamlike. ![]() The original book Ève de ses décombres is in French Eve Out of Her Ruins is a masterful English translation by Jeffrey Zuckerman. Author: Ananda Devi (Translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman)Įve Out of Her Ruins is a powerful, disturbing book by Ananda Devi, a Mauritian writer of Indian and Creole heritage. ![]()
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