21st Century Best Foreign Novel of the Year 2001 - The Kene River

Author: (USA) Lattie Tadim
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: The River of Kains is a selected work of American literature in the "Best Foreign Novel of the 21st Century" award. This work is a documentary family novel that narrates the growth journey of four Black women in the author's family: Elizabeth, Susette, Philomene, and Emily. Through their multiple stories of slave life, family background, and complex life patterns, the novel opens a window into the hidden aspects of American racial history. The novel vividly and delicately depicts the main roots of chaos in the American Black community and the complex issues of skin color, thereby re-examining historical questions about slavery. It combines historical construction with narrative storytelling.