Claire of the Sea Light

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Claire of the Sea Light is a lyrical novel by Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat that interweaves the lives of residents in a Haitian seaside town through the story of a young girl who mysteriously disappears.

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instanceOf novel
author Edwidge Danticat NERFINISHED
authorNationality Haitian-American
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Alfred A. Knopf design department NERFINISHED
criticalReception generally positive reviews
genre Caribbean literature
contemporary fiction
literary fiction
hasAdaptation stage adaptation
hasCharacter Bernard Dorien NERFINISHED
Gaëlle Lavaud NERFINISHED
Madame Gaëlle Lavaud NERFINISHED
Max Junior Ardin NERFINISHED
Max Senior Ardin NERFINISHED
Nozias Faustin NERFINISHED
hasSubject Haitian society
economic inequality
natural disasters
political instability
literaryStyle lyrical prose
nonlinear narrative
mainCharacter Claire Limyè Lanmè Faustin NERFINISHED
narrativeForm third-person narration
narrativeStructure interwoven stories
notableFor exploration of interconnected lives
portrayal of a Haitian seaside community
originalLanguage English
pageCount 256
placeOfPublication New York City
plotSummary The novel centers on the disappearance of a young girl, Claire Limyè Lanmè Faustin, and reveals the interconnected lives of residents in the Haitian town of Ville Rose. NERFINISHED
protagonist Claire Limyè Lanmè Faustin NERFINISHED
publicationDate 2013
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
setting Haiti NERFINISHED
seaside town of Ville Rose NERFINISHED
theme class divisions
community
loss
love
memory
migration
parenthood
responsibility
violence

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Edwidge Danticat notableWork Claire of the Sea Light