Claire of the Sea Light
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Claire of the Sea Light is a novel by Edwidge Danticat that was published in August 2013 by Knopf. Set in the island-town of Ville Rose, Haiti, it narrates the story of the disappearance of a seven-year-old girl, Claire Limyè Lanmè Faustin, and of the memories of an entire townspeople that are brought to life in the wake of her disappearance. In the words of Guardian reviewer Kamila Shamsie, "Danticat shows us a town scarred by violence, corruption, class disparities and social taboo, which is also a town of hope, dreams, love and sensuality. But these are enmeshed rather than opposing elements. Love leads to violence, dreams lead to corruption."[1]
The author was a finalist for Claire of the Sea Light for the 2014
National Public Radio, and The Washington Post.[4]
References
- ^ "Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat – review", The Guardian, December 8, 2013.
- ^ Hillel Italie (June 30, 2014). "Tartt, Goodwin awarded Carnegie medals". Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
- ^ "Claire of the Sea Light" (review), Publishers Weekly, May 27, 2013.
- ^ "Author Edwidge Danticat to discuss her book, Claire of the Sea Light, in Wilmette", Chicago Tribune, March 2, 2014.
External links
- "The Art Of Not Belonging", Dwyer Murphy interviews Edwidge Danticat, Guernica, September 3, 2013.
- Deborah Sontag, "Island Magic", The New York Times, August 30, 2013
- Michiko Kakutani, "Where the Sorrow Is as Constant as the Tides", The New York Times, September 5, 2013
- Kamila Shamsie, "Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat – review", The Guardian, December 28, 2013
- SF Gate,August 30, 2013
- Laura Collins-Hughes, "Book Review: ‘Claire of the Sea Light’ by Edwidge Danticat", Boston Globe, August 24, 2013
- "Haitian Youth Illuminated In 'Sea Light'", National Public Radio, August 25, 2013
- [1], Los Angeles Times