Description
In post-apartheid Cape Town, a black French Caribbean painter and her British college professor husband are forced to confront the sudden disappearance of the man who has vanished on an ordinary errand. What begins as a seemingly senseless murder becomes a sharp, suspenseful investigation—one that draws the widow into the tangled social codes, casual violence, and uneasy hypocrisies of expatriate life. With wit, irony, and a keen eye for human motives, the novel blends crime mystery with a pointed send-up of interracial and intercultural communities, asking what we choose to see, what we refuse to name, and how grief reshapes truth. Maryse Condé’s distinctive, wickedly intelligent storytelling turns the search for answers into a broader meditation on identity, power, and the stories societies tell themselves.
Available Editions
paperback
Washington Square Press
Published Jan 1, 2008
314 pages
ISBN: 9780743271295
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Details
First Published
2003
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Story of the Cannibal Woman by Maryse Condé.