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Humus (for CARAF Readers)
While researching in the port city of Nantes, which had been enriched by the slave trade, celebrated French novelist Fabienne Kanor came across a chilling report written in 1774 by the commander of a slave ship, Le Soleil. In this report, Captain Louis Mosnier recounted the loss of valuable "cargo" when fourteen African women escaped from the ship's hold to leap overboard rather than face enslavement. Half of them drowned or were eaten by sharks.
From this tragic incident, Kanor has composed a powerful, polyphonic novel in which each woman tells her own vivid story. Their disparate lives, shaped by differing cultures, conditions, and perspectives, intersect through their violent mistreatment, profound sense of disorientation, and collective act of resistance. These intertwined narratives reveal the brutalizing effects of slavery, not only on the victim but also on the oppressor: the master can no more escape its dehumanizing effects than can the slave.
The novel, woven together from the individual stories of the fourteen women, offers a multifaceted exploration of the human cost of the slave trade. Each woman's account provides a unique window into the horrors they faced, from the trauma of being torn from their homelands to the daily indignities and terrors of life on the slave ship and under the yoke of enslavement.
Despite their vastly different backgrounds, the women are united in their shared experience of dehumanization and their desperate, ultimately fatal, attempt to reclaim their freedom. The novel's polyphonic structure allows Kanor to capture the full complexity of their experiences, honoring the individuality of each woman while also highlighting the common threads that bind their stories together.
Through these interwoven narratives, Kanor not only bears witness to the atrocities of the past but also challenges the reader to confront the enduring legacy of slavery. The novel's unflinching depiction of the brutality and inhumanity of the slave trade forces us to grapple with the ways in which the effects of this system continue to reverberate in the present day.
Ultimately, Kanor's novel is a powerful testament to the resilience and humanity of those who suffered under the yoke of slavery. By giving voice to the women who chose death over enslavement, she honors their memory and preserves their stories for future generations. In doing so, she reminds us of the profound moral imperative to confront the darkest chapters of our history and to work tirelessly towards a more just and equitable world.
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| Attribute | Value | ||||
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| publisher | University of Virginia Press; Translation edition (September 15, 2020) | ||||
| publication_date | September 15, 2020 | ||||
| language | English | ||||
| file_size | 511 KB | ||||
| text_to_speech | Enabled | ||||
| screen_reader | Supported | ||||
| enhanced_typesetting | Enabled | ||||
| x_ray | Not Enabled | ||||
| word_wise | Enabled | ||||
| sticky_notes | On Kindle Scribe | ||||
| print_length | 211 pages | ||||
| page_numbers_source_isbn | 0813944686 | ||||
| best_sellers_rank | #2,081,206 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #48 in African Art History #11,521 in Black & African American Women's Fiction (Kindle Store) #14,350 in Arts & Photography Criticism | ||||
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