"This lyrical novel, structured like a Creole quadrille, is a rich ethnography bearing witness to police violence in French Guadeloupe. Narrators both living and dead recount the racial and class stratification that led to a protest-turned-massacre. Dambury's English debut is a vibrant memorial to a largely forgotten atrocity, coinciding with the government's declassification of documents pertaining to the incident"-- Provided by publisher.
Note
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 27, 2018).
Language
Originally published in French as Les rétifs (Paris : Les Editions du ManGuier, 2012).