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Off-White

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A stunning, expansive chronicle of Suriname from Astrid Roemer, whose On a Woman's Madness is a finalist for the 2023 National Book Award. In 1966 Suriname, the Vanta family, an intricate blend of Creole, Maroon, French, Indian, Indigenous, British, and Jewish heritage, is led by Grandma Bee, a proud, cigar-smoking matriarch facing her final days. As she reflects on her scattered family and the loss of her favourite granddaughter, Heli, exiled to the Netherlands for an affair with her white teacher, Bee grapples with one question: What truly binds a family? Off-White offers a moving exploration of Bee's legacy amid themes of male violence, colonialism, and the dismantling of racial identity, marking the return of a celebrated Surinamese author after two decades.

© 2022 Tilted Axis Press (Ebook): 9781917126106

Translators: Lucy Scott, David McKay

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Ebook: 22 May 2022

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