Books from Suriname
9 popular surinamese books
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The target of the Read Around The World Challenge is to read at least one book written by an author from each and every country in the world.
All books that are listed here as part of the "Read Around South America Challenge" were written by authors from Suriname.
Find a great book for the next part of your reading journey around the world from this book list. The following popular books have been recommended so far.
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Gebrochen-Weiß by Astrid H. Roemer DE
Country: South America / Suriname
Suriname
Description:
In einem gewaltigen Buch voller Sinnlichkeit, Schmerz und Lebensfreude entfaltet „Gebrochen Weiß“ ein Panorama weiblicher Biografien.
In Surinam, der ehemaligen niederländischen Kolonie in Südamerika, mischen sich Sprachen und Religionen, Hautfarben und Ethnien. In Paramaribo leben die Frauen der Familie Vanta, drei Generationen, von der sterbenskranken Oma Bee bis zu Enkelin Imker, die sie liebevoll betreut, von Mutter Louise, die vier Kinder alleine großzieht, bis zu ihrer Tochter Heli, die wegen einer verbotenen Affäre in die Niederlande geschickt w... continue
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Het mausoleum van de innerlijke vrede by Hugo Pos NL
Country: South America / Suriname
Suriname
Description:
Deze bundel bevat zeven verhalen waarin het ouder worden en de nabijheid van de dood de sfeer en de ontwikkeling van de gebeurtenissen bepalen: de ouderdom die de kracht en de wijsheid geeft om vrede te sluiten met de kwelduivels die herinneringen soms kunnen zijn, maar die zich ook graag laat misleiden door ene opflakkering van ‘jeugdige; overmoed.
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Country: South America / Suriname
Suriname
Description:
A sweeping family saga from one of the most revered writers in Dutch letters, Off-White marks the English-language debut of Astrid Roemer, recipient of the P.C. Hooft Prize and the 2021 Prize for Dutch Literature. In Off-White, Roemer chronicles the inner lives of the women of the Vanta family as they tend to Grandma Bee's declining health. As the story moves from Bee's religious rituals and the fragrant dishes her granddaughter Imker cooks for her to intersecting layers of family trauma, Roemer exposes the complexities and tensions of betweenness: between young and old, past and present, home... continue
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On a Woman's Madness by Astrid Roemer EN
Country: South America / Suriname
Suriname
Description:
An image-filled, fragmentary novel exploring feminism, identity, race, sexuality, and motherhood
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Reconstruction by Karin Amatmoekrim EN
Country: South America / Suriname
Suriname
Description:
This collection of five subtly wrought stories from Amatmoekrim brings her short fiction into the English language for the first time. Ranging from the speculative 'Jacques d'Or' to the radical 'De Radicaal', this collection is a journey through Amatmoekrim's pre-occupation with what kind of world we are creating. Her often cheerful and entertaining writing is threaded with threatening undertones, creating a haunting effect on the reader.
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The Cost of Sugar by Cynthia McLeod EN
Country: South America / Suriname
Suriname
Description:
The Cost of Sugar is an intriguing history of those rabid times in Dutch Surinam between 1765-1779 when sugar was king.Told through the eyes of two Jewish step sisters, Eliza and Sarith, descendants of the settlers of 'New Jerusalem of the River' know today as Jodensvanne. The Cost of Sugar is a frank expose of the tragic toll on the lives of colonists and slaves alike.
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The Politics of Passion : Women's Sexual Culture in the Afro-Surinamese Diaspora by Gloria Wekker EN
Country: South America / Suriname
Suriname
Description:
Gloria Wekker analyzes the phenomenon of mati work, an old practice among Afro-Surinamese working-class women in which marriage is rejected in favor of male and female sexual partners. Wekker vividly describes the lives of these women, who prefer to create alternative families of kin, lovers, and children, and gives a fascinating account of women's sexuality that is not limited to either heterosexuality or same-sex sexuality. She offers new perspectives on the lives of Caribbean women, transnational gay and lesbian movements, and an Afro-Surinamese tradition that challenges conventional Wester... continue
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Wij slaven van Suriname by Cornelis Gerard Anton Kom NL
Country: South America / Suriname
Suriname
Description:
Geschiedenis van het lot van de slaven in Suriname en hun bestaan na de afschaffing van de slavernij (1863), beschreven door een Surinamer, die om zijn politieke activiteiten uit Suriname verbannen werd.