In the Palm of Darkness

Mayra Montero, Edith Grossman

Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars
3.50 · 6 ratings · 181 pages · Published: 01 Dec 1996
In the Palm of Darkness by Mayra Montero, Edith Grossman
From a hot new Caribbean writer comes a resplendent piece of writing that brings throbbingly to life ... a world in which the magical and the occult flourish, and the gritty reality of ordinary life can also achieve a glorious sensuality(New York Times Book Review)The Quest for an Elusive Amphibian in the Mountains of violence-torn Haiti brings together an unlikely pair of hunters -- American herpetologist Victor Grigg and his Haitian guide Thierry Adrien -- whose individual stories unfold and intertwine in a mesmerizing tale of love, sex, and fraternal rivalry; the propagation and extinction of species in the natural world; and the mysterious forces of nature that govern the fate of all living creatures.A dazzling, original fugue on love and extinction. -- The New YorkerA dazzling, original fugue on love and extinction. -- The New YorkerA work of enormous beauty, violence, and unsentimental grace.... Montero writes with fire and acid. -- Boston Globe
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