In college I took a Caribbean literature class where I discovered Simone Schwarz-Bart's amazing novel The Bridge of Beyond. Because of the impact of that novel, I have always wanted to read A Woman Named Solitude by Andre Schwarz-Bart, Simone's husband. After the discovery of an execution of a woman named Solitude in Guadeloupe in 1802, Schwarz-Bart imagined the life of Solitude and her mother in this experimental work. Dreams, reality, and fairytale-like writing merge together in this unusual creation that reveals the horrors of slavery. A quote by Alice Walker on the cover reads, "A Woman Named Solitude is an unforgettable story; it saves one of the people's heroines who never dreamed she would be saved..."
Leatherby Libraries Call Number: PQ2637.C736 1973
2nd Floor Humanities Library
Review submitted by: Stacy Russo, Coordinator of Information & Reference Services, Leatherby Libraries
Rating: Highly Recommended
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