num_pages: 160
description: Devi writes about terrible and bitter events with a soft delicate voice.Le FigaroWith brutal honesty and poetic urgency Ananda Devi relates the tale of four young Mauritians trapped in their country's endless cycle of fear and violence: Eve whose body is her only weapon and source of power; Savita Eve's best friend the only one who loves Eve without self-interest who has plans to leave but will not go alone; Saadiq gifted would-be poet inspired by Rimbaud in love with Eve; Cllio belligerent rebel waiting without hope for his brother to send for him from France.Eve out of Her Ruins is a heartbreaking look at the dark corners of the island nation of Mauritius that tourists never see and a poignant exploration of the construction of personhood at the margins of society. Awarded the prestigious Prix des cinq continents upon publication as the best book written in French outside of France Eve Out of her Ruins is a harrowing account of the violent reality of life in her native country by the figurehead of Mauritian literature.The book featurues an original introduction by Nobel Prize winner J.M.G. Le Clzio who declares Devi a truly great writer.Ananda Devi (b. 1957 Trois-Boutiques Mauritius) is a novelist and scholar. She has published eight novels as well as short stories and poetry and was featured at the PEN World Voices Festival in New York in 2015. She was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government in 2010.
language: English
title: Eve out of Her Ruins
publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing