Return to the Enchanted Island

A Novel

audio cd

Eldonita je 5-a de novembro 2019 de Brilliance Audio.

ISBN:
978-1-7997-1668-6
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Return to the Enchanted Island is the first Madagascan-authored novel I have had the opportunity to read so I was delighted to spot the work in this English language translation. The novel is a blend of Madagascan mythology and a coming of age story which centres on the experiences of Ietsy (Ietsé in the original French) as he struggles to find his place in the world. Unfortunately he is quite the 'spoilt rich boy' character so I rarely found it easy to feel much sympathy for him, but I enjoyed Ravaloson's engaging narrative style and the way in which the mythological stories interwove with Ietsy's life was nicely done.

Ietsy's family has, historically, always managed to back the 'right' side so the boy's claim to be 'protected by Gods and Ancestors' has a ring of truth about it in that his position of wealth and privilege now is a direct …