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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Claire of the Sea Light canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Edwidge Danticat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Haitian-American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| 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
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economic inequality ⓘ natural disasters ⓘ political instability ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
lyrical prose
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nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Claire Limyè Lanmè Faustin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | interwoven stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of interconnected lives
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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
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seaside town of Ville Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
class divisions
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community ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ migration ⓘ parenthood ⓘ responsibility ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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