L'écrivain propose une réflexion sur la Martinique, le destin du peuple antillais, les origines de l'homme, l'évolution contemporaine du monde, le rapport entre les cultures, en partant de l'évocation de la vie de sa mère Man Ninotte, morte le 31 décembre 1999, de ses souvenirs d'enfance et d'anecdotes sur sa famille. Man Ninotte, the author's mother, died on December 31, 1999. This event takes the writer in a vast poetic reflection on Martinique, the origins of man, the contemporary evolution of the world. The life of this energetic and lyrical woman allows her to evoke the destiny of the West Indians, from the hold of the slave ships to the nightmare of the plantations...--Translation of part of page 4 of cover.
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