Alphabet of the Night by Milce Jean-Eulphele
A young Jewish shopkeeper, Jeremy Assael, abandons his business when his friend Lucien is assassinated in Haiti's reign of terror. Jeremy seeks his fate after consulting the oracles and his quest leads him through the beauty and the horror of contemporary Haiti. This title is a winner of Prix Georges-Nicole, 2004.
Jean-Euphele Milce lives in Port-au-Prince and has, it seems, survived the catastropheHis novel Alphabet of the Night (Pushkin Press) captures the blended sensuality and sorrow of that accursed city -- Boyd Tonkin The Independent Christopher Moncrieff's fine translation effectively conveys this book's heady, poetic style. Jean-Euphele Milce ... his powerful and affecting first novel paints a terrifying picture of a society spiralling inexorably downwards -- Chris Schuler The Independent Milce ... has a style detached enough for clarity, but sufficiently angry to give his narrator a passionate driving force -- Nora Mahomy Times Literary Supplement This is the understatement of poetry against horror. Not a single sentence leaves you feeling indifferent -- Bertil Galland L'Arpenteur
Jean-Eulphèle Milcé was born in 1969 in Haiti. After studying Applied Linguistics at the State University of Haiti and training in Information and Library Management, he taught Creole literature and was Director of the National Library of Haiti. He has published several works in Creole and is co-founder of the literary magazine Lire Haiti. He lives in Haiti.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781901285765 |
| ISBN 10 | 1901285766 |
| Title | Alphabet of the Night |
| Author | Milce Jean-Eulphele |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pushkin Press |
| Year published | 2007-04-27 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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