Eve out of Her Ruins

Eve out of Her Ruins
by Ananda Devi, tr. by Jeffrey Zuckerman
Narrated by Saffron Coomber (Eve), Mohammad Mansaray (Saad), Anant Varman (Clélio) and Vaani K. Sharma (Savita). Recorded in London in February 2021. Produced by Cast Iron Books.
Winner of Prix des cinq continents de la Francophonie 2006 and CLMP Firecracker Awards 2017. Short-listed for Best Translated Book Awards 2017 and Albertine Prize 2017 and TA First Translation Prize 2018.
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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; Clélio, 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.

See also this video clip by Saffron Coomber, reading and reflecting on a passage that moved her.

‘Extraordinary, shifting between describing solid, often sordid details with vivid precision, and soaring into more abstract passages that echo the ebb and flow of the sea that “surges, escapes, shatters” on the island’s shore.’ — Deborah Smith, Guardian.

'... incredible, so poetic and visceral. Devi is a powerful and uncompromising writer but the moments of tenderness and humanity throughout made the lack of it all the more stark. I'm so glad it's been translated, we need more books like this on shelves!'- Deirdre Sullivan, author of Tangleweed and Brine

Eve out of Her Ruins, was originally published in French as Ève des ses décombres © Editions Gallimard, Paris, 2006. This digital Audio-book is protected by copyright laws. No other use than home listening is allowed and any breach will constitute counterfeiting.



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About the author

Born in Mauritius, Ananda Devi is a novelist, short-story writer and poet. Translated into a dozen languages, she is considered a powerful voice in modern African writing in French and has won several prestigious literary awards. She lived for many years in London, where she obtained a PhD in social anthropology; and in Congo-Brazzaville. She currently lives in Ferney-Voltaire, in France.

 

ISBN: 9781838490416
Format: Audiobook
Publication Date: 14/05/2021
Duration: 3h 33m