{"product_id":"eve-out-of-her-ruins-9781941920404","title":"Eve Out of Her Ruins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2017 CLMP Firecracker Award for Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Devi writes about terrible and bitter events with a soft, delicate voice.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLe Figaro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in \u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e's \"75 Notable Translations of 2016\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith brutal honesty and poetic urgency, Ananda Devi relates the tale of four young Mauritians trapped in their country's endless cycle of fear and violence: Eve, whose body is her only weapon and source of power; Savita, Eve's best friend, the only one who loves Eve without self-interest, who has plans to leave but will not go alone; Saadiq, gifted would-be poet, inspired by Rimbaud, in love with Eve; Cl lio, belligerent rebel, waiting without hope for his brother to send for him from France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEve out of Her Ruins \u003c\/i\u003eis a heartbreaking look at the dark corners of the island nation of Mauritius that tourists never see, and a poignant exploration of the construction of personhood at the margins of society. Awarded the prestigious \u003ci\u003ePrix des cinq continents \u003c\/i\u003eupon publication as the best book written in French outside of France, \u003ci\u003eEve Out of her Ruins \u003c\/i\u003eis a harrowing account of the violent reality of life in her native country by the figurehead of Mauritian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book featurues an original introduction by Nobel Prize winner J.M.G. Le Cl zio, who declares Devi \"a truly great writer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnanda Devi \u003c\/b\u003e(b. 1957, Trois-Boutiques, Mauritius) is a novelist and scholar. She has published eleven novels as well as short stories and poetry, and was featured at the PEN World Voices Festival in New York in 2015. She was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941920404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/17\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ananda Devi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671654527132,"sku":"9781941920404","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a15dacc1-d42b-49d5-8b8c-007cf65beded.jpg?v=1603925933","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/eve-out-of-her-ruins-9781941920404","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}