Moi, Tituba Sorcière... Noire de Salem

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Call Number: Adult Book / World Languages / French / Conde, Maryse
On Shelf At: Traverwood Branch

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Fille de l'esclave Abena violée par un marin anglais à bord d'un vaisseau négrier, Tituba, née à la Barbade, est initiée aux pouvoirs surnaturels par Man Yaya, guérisseuse et faiseuse de sorts. Son mariage avec John Indien l'entraîne à Boston, puis au village de Salem au service du pasteur Parris. C'est dans l'atmosphère hystérique de cette petite communauté puritaine qu'a lieu le célèbre procès des sorcières de Salim en 1692. Tituba est arrêtée, oubliée dans sa prison jusqu'à l'amnistie générale qui survient deux ans plus tard. Là s'arrête l'histoire. Maryse Condé la réhabilite, l'arrache à cet oubli auquel elle avait été condamnée, et, pour finir, la ramène à son pays natal, la Barbade au temps des Nègres marrons et des premières révoltes d'esclaves.

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Classic historical fiction from Maryse Conde submitted by DawnR on April 3, 2024, 10:41pm I don't read French but have my own English language copy of the I, Tituba that I read many years ago. Upon Conde's passing this week (April 2, 2024), I plan to re-read it. Great book! If you read French, you should read this book. If you don't read French you should request an English language version through MelCat.

A summary from Goodreads: At the age of seven, Tituba watched as her mother was hanged for daring to wound a plantation owner who tried to rape her. She was raised from then on by Mama Yaya, a gifted woman who shared with her the secrets of healing and magic. But it was Tituba's love of the slave John Indian that led her from safety into slavery, and the bitter, vengeful religion practiced by the good citizens of Salem, Massachusetts. Though protected by the spirits, Tituba could not escape the lies and accusations of that hysterical time. As history and fantasy merge, Maryse Condé, acclaimed author of Tree of Life and Segu, creates the richly imagined life of a fascinating woman.