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Item Details
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MARIE LAVEAU AND STEEL
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| By: |
Derek Walcott |
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Paperback |
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0374202915 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780374202910 |
| Publisher: |
FARRAR, STRAUS & GIROUX INC |
| Pub. date: |
15 April, 2010 |
| Pages: |
240 |
| Description: |
Features two plays - "Marie LaVeau" that lays bare the absurdities upon which the Old South rested; and "Steel", which tells the story of the Bandidos, a group of panband musicians in Trinidad, who struggle among themselves, do battle with the police, and fight against the weight of their colonial history. |
| Synopsis: |
When black New Orleans madam and voodoo priestess Marie LaVeau attempts to wrest control of her brothel away from its white financier, she unleashes a racial and religious storm that threatens to consume the city. With his customary feel for character and language, Derek Walcott expertly navigates the territory between two very different sides of New Orleans - one Christian and the other animist. Using song and humour, "Marie LaVeau" brilliantly lays bare the absurdities upon which the Old South rested. In "Steel", Walcott employs verse, song, and the vernacular to narrate the story of the Bandidos, a group of panband musicians in Trinidad, as they struggle among themselves, do battle with the police, and fight against the weight of their colonial history. Set to the rhythm of the steel drum, this is a paean to the people of the West Indies - their hardships, their triumphs, and their sense of community; it is also a moving tribute to the political force and redemptive power of art. In these two plays, Walcott brings to bear the lyric force and dynamic intelligence that have made him one of the major poetic voices of our time. |
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US |
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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