{"product_id":"over-seas-of-memory-9781496213204","title":"Over Seas of Memory","description":"Based loosely on the author's life, this novel recounts the narrator's journey following the footsteps of his Mauritius-born grandfather, Maxime, who abruptly boarded a boat bound for Madagascar in 1922 and never returned. Michaël Ferrier tells a tale of discovery as well as the elusive, colorful story of Maxime's life in Madagascar, which included a stint as an acrobat in a traveling circus and, later, as a diver and artist on marine expeditions. Maxime's story is one of adventure but also romance. He falls in love with a refined young Pauline Nuñes, Ferrier's grandmother, whose well-to-do family of Indian merchants owns a hotel famous for playing the latest music--including American jazz--and throwing popular dances and parties. \u003ci\u003eOver Seas of Memory \u003c\/i\u003eweaves these personal stories with the island's history, including its period as a Vichy-governed territory at the center of what was termed \"Project Madagascar,\" the Nazi plan to relocate Europe's Jewish population to the island. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Ferrier interlaces his family's intimate story with the larger story of colonialism's lasting and complicated impact--including the racial and ethnic divisions it fomented--he engages with critical issues in contemporary France concerning national and cultural identity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michaël Ferrier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496213204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichaël Ferrier\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of French at Chuo University in Tokyo, Japan, and director of the Research Group Figures de l'Etranger. He is an essayist and the award-winning author of several novels in French. \u003cb\u003eMartin Munro\u003c\/b\u003e is Winthrop-King professor of French and Francophone studies and director of the Winthrop-King Institute for Contemporary French and Francophone Studies at Florida State University. \u003cb\u003ePatrick Chamoiseau\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author from Martinique. Many of his books have been translated into English, including \u003ci\u003eSchool Days\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 1997) and \u003ci\u003eChronicle of the Seven Sorrows\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2003). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45501028532339,"sku":"9781496213204","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6049fe9d-4ab9-4f3f-a7d9-c3f9913f31ae.jpg?v=1789490390","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/over-seas-of-memory-9781496213204","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}