Overview
Region
Caribbean
Haiti
Era
Contemporary
Language
French
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
In a Haitian village in 1938, a French woman is turned into a zombie on her wedding day and escapes through magic. A delirious mix of Vodou, eroticism, and Carnival set in the backdrop of American occupation.
Literary Significance
Prix Renaudot; one of the most joyful and magical works of Haitian literature