{"product_id":"over-seas-of-memory-paperback","title":"Over Seas of Memory - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichaël Ferrier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartin Munro\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePatrick Chamoiseau\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased loosely on the author's life, this novel recounts the narrator's journey following the footsteps of his Mauritius-born grandfather, Maxime, who abruptly boarded a boat bound for Madagascar in 1922 and never returned. Michaël Ferrier tells a tale of discovery as well as the elusive, colorful story of Maxime's life in Madagascar, which included a stint as an acrobat in a traveling circus and, later, as a diver and artist on marine expeditions. Maxime's story is one of adventure but also romance. He falls in love with a refined young Pauline Nuñes, Ferrier's grandmother, whose well-to-do family of Indian merchants owns a hotel famous for playing the latest music--including American jazz--and throwing popular dances and parties. \u003ci\u003eOver Seas of Memory \u003c\/i\u003eweaves these personal stories with the island's history, including its period as a Vichy-governed territory at the center of what was termed \"Project Madagascar,\" the Nazi plan to relocate Europe's Jewish population to the island. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Ferrier interlaces his family's intimate story with the larger story of colonialism's lasting and complicated impact--including the racial and ethnic divisions it fomented--he engages with critical issues in contemporary France concerning national and cultural identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichaël Ferrier\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of French at Chuo University in Tokyo, Japan, and director of the Research Group Figures de l'Etranger. He is an essayist and the award-winning author of several novels in French. \u003cb\u003eMartin Munro\u003c\/b\u003e is Winthrop-King professor of French and Francophone studies and director of the Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies at Florida State University. \u003cb\u003ePatrick Chamoiseau\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author from Martinique. Many of his books have been translated into English, including \u003ci\u003eSchool Days\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 1997) and \u003ci\u003eChronicle of the Seven Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2003). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50326731653357,"sku":"9781496213204","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/q7uKg865_x9781496213204_e4d6c9cd-3a67-4127-b5c0-d00bdc19c048.webp?v=1784868700","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/over-seas-of-memory-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}