{"product_id":"return-9781803094953","title":"Return","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful testament to writing as an act of beauty and rebellion that speaks truth and condemns violent legacies and a feverish ode that weaves together personal and national history to finally find healing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This evocative novel from a great figure of Malagasy literature tells the story of Hira, a writer born on the seventh anniversary of Madagascar's independence. He wanders through different cities on a book tour, but the experience is amnesiac and confusing. There is a past he is trying to reckon with, filled with violence against both his family and country. He runs from his wife and represses his memories until it all explodes in fever dreams and a vomit of words. But to write the rebirth that he yearns for, Hira must write of his father's torture, his tortured island, and how both were juxtaposed to his own happy childhood. In combing through these various pasts, he might make the same mistake his father did: trying to change the world but leaving his own family broken. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing from the lived experience of both the author and his parents, the violence of both life and language, and the stories of both myth and history, \u003ci\u003e Return\u003c\/i\u003e is a search for an individual's place within larger collective trauma. Infused with Raharimanana's signature poeticism and intensity, this is a masterwork by an as-yet-overlooked but essential voice in the postcolonial tradition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raharimanana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.37w x 1.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803094953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaharimanana\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, is a novelist, essayist, poet, and multidisciplinary artist. As an editor, he cofounded Editions Project'îles with poet Nassuf Djailani. Since 2004, he has co-directed the Plumes d'Afrique festival of literary and artistic creation in francophone Africa.\u003cb\u003e Allison M. Charette\u003c\/b\u003e is a dedicated translator specializing in bringing fiction from Madagascar into English. She has translated Naivo's \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Rice Fields\u003c\/i\u003e and Johary Ravaloson's \u003ci\u003eReturn to the Enchanted Island\u003c\/i\u003e, both to critical acclaim. A cofounder of the Emerging Literary Translators' Network in America and the ALTA Emerging Translator Mentorship Program, Charette is committed to supporting and mentoring new translators. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Raharimanana \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47876587356317,"sku":"9781803094953","price":46.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_685cf3b3-10bc-4b9f-a8ec-e12713004701.jpg?v=1777382699","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/return-9781803094953","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}