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Description edit
“The impish love child of Tutuola and Marquez. Utterly delightful.”—Nalo Hopkinson Karen Lord’s debut novel, which won the prestigious Frank Collymore Literary Prize in Barbados, is an intricately woven tale of adventure, magic, and the power of the human spirit. Paama’s husband is a fool... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Paama: Separated wife of Ansige.
- Ansige: Husband of Paama; a glutton.
- Semwe: Paama's father.
- Tasi: Paama's mother.
- Neila: Paama's younger sister.
- Kwame: A private investigator in Erria.
- Rahid: One of Ansige's mule-drivers; also a hunter, but not a chef.
- Pei: One of Ansige's mule-drivers; also a hunter and a chef.
- Giana: A 6-year old girl in Makendha.
- Taran: A nomadic lord/merchant.
- Bini: Taran's majordomo.
- Alton: A young poet.
- Taran: "Hiring a man to lie for him was the perfect compormise. Besides, for poets it wasn't lying, it was art."
- Paama: Exotic, narrated tale of Paama and how she redeemed the dark djombi.
- Ajit: Add a description of this character.
- Sister Carmis
First Sentence edit
A rival of mine once complained that my stories begin awkwardly and end untidily.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
Ansige is delayed ont he road to Makendha
Ansige eats lamb and murders a peacock
Ansige and the unexpected harvest
Ansige loses his dignity and his head
Paama receives an unusual gift and a little girl visits dreamland
The djombi begins to instruct Paama in stick science
A senior djombi misses something dear to him
The indigo lord spies on the citizens of Makendha
A stranger is coming to Makendha
Paama among the sisters, and Alton the poet finds his muse
How to woo a lady
The face behind the veil
One star rises, another star sets
A lesson in the appropriate use of power
A lesson on chances and choices
A rare and beautiful thing
The sisters in charge, and the trickster in trouble
The spider in his parlous and a very eager fly
Paama meets one of the masters of ridicule
Kwame meets the sisters and begins the hunt
Paama comes full circle and learns the djombi's lesson
Something positive from a grave mistake
One door closes. . .
. . .and another one opens.
Acknowledgements
Extraordinary praise for Redemption in Indigo
Series & Lists edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Karen Lord (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Small Beer Press
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1931520669
Page Count: 224
Publisher: Small Beer Press
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1931520669
Page Count: 224
Awards edit
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (2011: Adult Literature, #1)
- World Fantasy Award (Finalist, 2011: Best Novel)
- Amazon.com's Best Books (2010: Science Fiction & Fantasy, #3)
- OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature (Finalist, 2011, Long Listed)
- Frank Collymore Literary Prize (2011)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR9230.9.L67 R43 2010
- Dewey: 813.6
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