{"product_id":"moonbath-paperback","title":"Moonbath - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYanick Lahens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEmily Gogolak\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRussell Banks\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2014 Prix F mina \u0026amp; 2015 French Voices Award\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter she is found washed up on shore, C toute Olm ne Th r se, bloody and bruised, recalls the circumstances that led her there. Her voice weaves hauntingly in and out of the narrative, as her story intertwines with those of three generations of women in her family, beginning with Olm ne, her grandmother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlm ne, barely sixteen, catches the eye of the cruel and powerful Tertulien M sidor, despite the generations-long feud between their families which cast her ancestors into poverty. He promises her shoes, dresses, land, and children who will want for nothing...and five months after moving into her new home, she gives birth to a son. As the family struggles through political and economic turmoil, the narrative shifts between the voices of four women, their lives interwoven with magic and fraught equally with hope and despair, leading to C toute's ultimate, tragic fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYanick Lahens\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Port-au-Prince in 1953 and is one of Haiti's most prominent authors. She published her first novel in 2000, was awarded the prestigious Prix Femina in 2014 for \u003ci\u003eMoonbath\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the 2016 winner of a French Voices Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYanick Lahens was born in Port-au-Prince in 1953. After attending school and university in France, she returned to Haiti., where she taught literature at the university in Port-au-Prince and worked for the Ministry of Culture. Her first novel was published in 2000, and she won the prestigious Prix Femina for \u003ci\u003eMoonbath\u003c\/i\u003e in 2014. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmily Gogolak is a journalist focusing on migration, gender, and the US-Mexico border. A former editorial staffer at \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and a James Reston Reporting Fellow at the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, she now lives in Texas. A graduate of Brown University in Comparative Literature, she is also a literary translator. Her translation of \u003cem\u003eMoonbath\u003c\/em\u003e won a 2015 French Voices Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760102310176,"sku":"9781941920565","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8f34c7c56a9626148850f3fb6f219798.webp?v=1780171660","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/moonbath-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}