- Editorial:
- GRIFFIN
- Materia:
- Novela traducida
- ISBN:
- 978-1-250-82963-4
- Páginas:
- 480
POPISHO
A NOVEL
LEONE ROSS
u003cpu003eu003cbu003e"Bold, iridescent . . . Dazzling and shocking . . . Ross's lyrical, rhythmic writing is something to be savored . . . [Her] voice sings out loud and pure." u003c/bu003eu003cbu003e—Eowyn Ivey, u003ciu003eThe New York Times Book Reviewu003c/iu003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eu003cbru003eAn uproarious, sensual novel, Leone Ross's u003ciu003ePopisho u003c/iu003econjures a world where magic is everywhere, food is fate, politics are broken, and love awaits.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003ciu003eEveryone in Popisho was born with a little something-something, boy, a little something u003c/iu003eextrau003ciu003e. The local name was cors. Magic, but more than magic. A gift, nah? Yes. From the gods: a thing so inexpressibly your own. u003cbru003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003eSomewhere far away—or maybe right nearby—lies an archipelago called Popisho. A place of stunning beauty and incorrigible mischief, destiny and mystery, it is also a place in need of change. u003cbru003eu003cbru003eXavier Redchoose is the macaenus of his generation, anointed by the gods to make each resident one perfect meal when the time is right. Anise, his long-lost love, is on a march toward reckoning with her healing powers. The governor's daughter, Sonteine, still hasn't come into her cors, but her corrupt father is demanding the macaenus make a feast for her wedding. Meanwhile, graffiti messages from an unknown source are asking hard questions. A storm is brewing. Before it comes, before the end of the day, this wildly imaginative narrative will take us across the islands, through their history, and into the lives of unforgettable characters.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eLeone Ross's u003ciu003ePopisho u003c/iu003eis a masterful delight: a playful love story, a portrait of community, a boldly sensual meditation on desire and addiction, and a critique of the legacies of corruption and colonialism. Inspired by the author's Jamaican homeland, inflected with rhythms and textures of an amalgam of languages, it is a dazzling, major work of fiction.u003c/pu003e
