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Myal-used
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Jamaicanborn Novelist And Sociologist Erna Brodber Describes Myal As 'An Exploration Of The Links Between The Way Of Life Forged By The People Of Two Points Of The Black Diaspora The Afroamericans And The Afrojamaicans.' Operating On Many Literary Levels Thematically, Linguistically, Stylistically It Is The Story Of Womens Cultural And Spiritual Struggle In Colonial Jamaica.The Novel Opens At The Beginning Of The 20Th Century With A Community Gathering To Heal The Mysterious Illness Of A Young Woman, Ella, Who Has Returned To Jamaica After An Unsuccessful Marriage Abroad. The Afrojamaican Religion Myal, Which Asserts That Good Has The Power To Conquer All, Is Invoked To Heal Ella, Who Has Been Left 'Zombified' And Devoid Of Any Black Soul. Ella, Who Is Light Skinned Enough To Pass For White, Has Suffered A Breakdown After Her White American Husband Produced A Blackface Minstrel Show Based On The Stories Of Her Village And Childhood. This Cultural Appropriation Is One Of A Series Ella Encountered In Her Life, And Parallels The Ongoing Theft Of The Labor And Culture Of Colonized Peoples For Imperial Gain And Pleasure.The Novels Rich, Vivid Language And Vital Characters Earned It The Commonwealth Writers Prize For Canada And The Caribbean. The Novel Links Nicely With Brodbers Comingofage Story, Jane & Louisa Will Soon Come Home, Also From Waveland Press, For Its Similar Images, Themes, And Specific Jamaican Cultural References To Colonialism, Religion, Slavery, Gender, And Identity. Both Novels Are Brodbers Way Of Telling Stories Outside Of Published History To Point Out The Whitewashing And Distortion Of Black History Through Religion And Colonialism.Titles Of Related Interest From Waveland Press: Brodber, Jane And Louisa Will Soon Come Home (Isbn 9781478622840); Hodge, Crick Crack, Monkey (Isbn 9781478606598); Lovelace, The Wine Of Astonishment (Isbn 9781478611271); And Warnervieyra, Juletane (Isbn 9781478611783).
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