Description
Rosie Carpe grows up in Brive-la-Gaillarde, sent to school in Paris alongside her brother Lazare, until distance and silence fracture their bond. Years later, pregnant and carrying her young son, she travels to Guadeloupe to find the brother who has slipped away, stepping into a landscape where family history is both refuge and burden. As Rosie searches for Lazare, the novel explores estrangement, motherhood, and the stubborn ways identity is shaped by migration, memory, and the stories families refuse to tell. With Marie NDiaye’s incisive, emotionally charged style, the book turns a personal quest into a haunting meditation on longing, responsibility, and the cost of reunion.
Available Editions
paperback
Bison Books
Published Nov 1, 2004
310 pages
ISBN: 9780803283831
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Details
First Published
2001
Language
fra
Translation
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Rosie Carpe by Marie NDiaye.