Conversations With an Author - Gaëlle Bélem

Gaëlle Bélem is an emerging author from Réunion. Winner of Prix du Roman Métis Etudiants Protected content . She has published three novels in French; Un monstre est là, derrière la porte, Le fruit le plus rare and Sud sauvage. She works as a juvenile court judge as well as teaching Latin, Geography and History. The English translation of There's a Monster Behind the Door was longlisted for the International Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Small Presses.

Rich in the history of the island's customs and superstitions, The Rarest Fruit is an exciting and highly original blend of fantasy, Creole mythology and Réunionese folklore.

Translated by Karen Fleetwood and Laetitia Saint-Loubert, Gaëlle Bélem카지노 게임 컬렉션�s fictionalised biography The Rarest Fruit Or The Life of Edmond Albius tells the story of a Black orphan, a slave of only seven weeks, who is placed into the arms of a botanist with a passion for orchids. This two-century-old story is brought back to life in voluptuous, no-nonsense prose driven by a wild, offbeat humour.

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