Eve Out of Her Ruins
Ananda Devi
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From the publisher
'"One day we wake up and the future has
disappeared." So begins adult life in Troumaron, a run-down area of Port-Louis,
in Mauritius. But Devi's young protagonists resist this erasure; boldest among
them is Eve, one of the most compelling fictional characters I've ever
encountered - she's up there with Ferrante's Lila. And fans of Ferrante's
Neapolitan novels will also recognise in Devi's account of marginalised urban
lives a similar commitment to the truth of how the dispossessed struggle. An
extraordinary novel, beautifully translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman.'- Natasha
Soobramanien
Two
girls: Eve, whose body is her only weapon and source of power; Savita, Eve's
best friend and the only one who loves her selflessly, planning to leave, but
not without Eve.
Two
boys: Saadiq, gifted would-be poet, deeply in love with Eve; Clelio, the
neighbourhood tough, waiting without hope for his brother to send for him from
France.
All are
desperate to escape the cycle of fear and violence in which they are trapped.