Global InformationHadriana in All My Dreams information
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| Author | René Depestre |
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| Original title | Hadriana dans tous mes rêves |
| Translator | Kaiama L. Glover |
| Language | French |
| Genre | marvelous realism[1] |
| Publisher | Gallimard (French edition) Akashic Books (English edition) |
Publication date | 1988 |
Published in English | 2017 |
| Pages | 195 (French edition) 160 (English edition) |
| Awards | Prix Renaudot |
| ISBN | 978-2-07-071255-7 (original French, 1988) ISBN 978-1-617-75533-0 (English, 2017) |
Hadriana in All My Dreams (French: Hadriana dans tous mes rêves) is a 1988 novel by Haitian author René Depestre. It is his second novel. Set in Jacmel, Haiti, and spanning a period of 40 years, the plot follows a young French woman, Hadriana Siloé, who is turned into a zombie on her wedding day. The novel explores themes of colonialism and sexuality.
The novel was published by French publishing house Gallimard in 1988; it was met with acclaim from the French literary establishment. It won the Prix Renaudot that same year, becoming the first novel by a Haitian writer to do so, won multiple other literary awards, and sold close to 200,000 copies within 5 years. The novel has been praised for its style of writing, atmosphere, and treatment of social issues; conversely, it has been criticized for its depiction of Haiti and treatment of gender-related issues and sexuality. An English translation by Kaiama L. Glover was published by Akashic Books in 2017.
- ^ Balderston & Gonzalez 2004: "Hadriana dans tous mes rêves (Hadriana in My Every Dream) is written in the tradition of lo real maravilloso (marvellous realism) and was awarded the Prix Renaudot in 1988."