La isla bajo el mar. (The Island Below the Sea) Allende, Isabel. U.S.: Vintage Español: Random House. 2009. 510p. ISBN 978-0-307-47604-3. $26.95. HISTORICAL FICTION STARAllende’s latest excursion into historical fiction takes us to the Caribbean of the late 18th to early 19th century, first to the island of Saint-Domingue (Santo Domingo—later the capital of the Dominican Republic) and then to New Orleans. Toulouse Valmorain, a French national who comes to the New World to save his father’s sugar plantation and the family, yearns to return to Paris. A humanist by nature, he is uncomfortable with the institution of slavery but considers it a necessary evil for the profitable running of the plantation. The first persona narratives of the slave Zarité, Valmorain’s wife’s servant, are the heart and soul of this novel, where passionate human melodrama takes place against the backdrop of exciting historical revolts, as slaves fight for their freedom and plantation owners struggle to maintain the status quo. Allende is diligent at recreating the varied cultures that collided in the Caribbean at that time. Readers will sink their teeth into this sweeping epic, It is an indispensable addition to every collection.—Sara Martinez, Hispanic Resource Center; Tulsa City-County Library System, OK
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BN ID: | 2940169299489 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial |
Publication date: | 12/15/2016 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
Language: | Spanish |
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