1939- 1945. Cern�e de sous-marin allemands, convoit�e par les Alli�s, la Martinique reste fran�aise. Sous la houlette de l'amiral Robert, envoy� pl�nipotentiaire de P�tain, la voil� soumise aux lois et aux rites de Vichy.

C'est cette rencontre tragique et d�risoire entre tropiques et "R�volution nationale" que l'on revivra ici, autour de personnages inoubliables : Rigobert et Phimom�ne, les "n�gres" du bidonville, Alcide, l'instituteur Vidrassamy, l'Indien d'autres encore. Un petit monde avec ses clans, ses r�ves, ses souffrances, sa gaiet� ses mots savoureux. Une histoire oubli�e que restitue un romancier confirm� depuis Eau de Caf�.

Une divine surprise... Ce livre a tout pour plaire , s�duire et bousculer. Alain Bosquet, Le Magazine litt�raire

On le sent: la vraie Martinique est l�, palpitante, hilare, tragique. Comme je voudrais vous convaincre de d�couvrir ce livre et de l'aimer ! Fran�ois Nourissier, Le Figaro Magazine

About the Author

Rapha�l Confiant est n� en 1951 au Lorrain (Martinique). Dipl�m� en sciences politiques et en anglais, il est enseignant � l’universit� des Antilles et de la Guyane. Il est l’auteur d’une œuvre qui, en langue cr�ole, comprend cinq volumes. Son premier roman en fran�ais, Le N�gre et l’Amiral, paru en 1988, a �t� salu� par la critique et a re�u le prix Antigone . Eau de caf�, paru en 1991, a obtenu le prix Novembre.

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