Patrick Chamoiseau's novel, Texaco, won the coveted Prix Goncourt in 1992 and has since been published in fourteen languages. He lives in Martinique. His Creole Folktales recently appeared in a widely praised English translation by Linda Coverdale whose many other translations include Annie Ernaux's A Frozen Woman.

"An engaging and warm-hearted introduction to Chamoiseau's world."—Times Literary Supplement "A bewitching writer . . . Chamoiseau's particular gift is to be both buoyant in spirit and trenchant in observation."—New York Times Book Review "Sardonic and lyrical."—Publishers Weekly "Chamoiseau's language is a curious mixed breed, enough classical French to please the Academy and enough Creole to paint his subject. It is a sophisticated mixture of music and meaning."—Los Angeles Times "A joy to read."—Chicago Tribune "Imaginative and moving." —Washington Post

Patrick Chamoiseau's novel, Texaco, won the coveted Prix Goncourt in 1992 and has since been published in fourteen languages. He lives in Martinique. His Creole Folktales recently appeared in a widely praised English translation by Linda Coverdale whose many other translations include Annie Ernaux's A Frozen Woman.

"An engaging and warm-hearted introduction to Chamoiseau's world."—Times Literary Supplement "A bewitching writer . . . Chamoiseau's particular gift is to be both buoyant in spirit and trenchant in observation."—New York Times Book Review "Sardonic and lyrical."—Publishers Weekly "Chamoiseau's language is a curious mixed breed, enough classical French to please the Academy and enough Creole to paint his subject. It is a sophisticated mixture of music and meaning."—Los Angeles Times "A joy to read."—Chicago Tribune "Imaginative and moving." —Washington Post

Patrick Chamoiseau's novel, Texaco, won the coveted Prix Goncourt in 1992 and has since been published in fourteen languages. He lives in Martinique. His Creole Folktales recently appeared in a widely praised English translation by Linda Coverdale whose many other translations include Annie Ernaux's A Frozen Woman.

"An engaging and warm-hearted introduction to Chamoiseau's world."—Times Literary Supplement "A bewitching writer . . . Chamoiseau's particular gift is to be both buoyant in spirit and trenchant in observation."—New York Times Book Review "Sardonic and lyrical."—Publishers Weekly "Chamoiseau's language is a curious mixed breed, enough classical French to please the Academy and enough Creole to paint his subject. It is a sophisticated mixture of music and meaning."—Los Angeles Times "A joy to read."—Chicago Tribune "Imaginative and moving." —Washington Post