Lyrical, lush and haunting, the prose shimmers in this nuanced debut, set primarily in the US Virgin Islands. Part oral history, part postcolonial narrative, How to Escape from a Leper Colony is ultimately a lovely portrait of a wholly unique place. Like Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Edwidge Danticat and Maryse Cond before her, Yanique has crafted a heartbreaking, hilarious, magical and mesmerisingly unforgettable collection of stories.
- ISBN10 1555970532
- ISBN13 9781555970536
- Publish Date 7 August 2012 (first published 2 March 2010)
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Graywolf Press
- Format eBook
- Language English