By night the mountain burns

ISBN: 9781908276414
ISBN: 190827641X
Physical Description: remote 1 online resource
Publisher: London : &amp; Other Stories, 2014.

Avila Laurel, Juan-Tomás (author.). Soutar, Jethro, (translator.). Avila Laurel, Juan-Tomás Translation of (work): Arde el monte de noche. (author.).

Summary: By Night the Mountain Burns recounts the narrator's childhood on a remote island off the West African coast, living with his mysterious grandfather, several mothers and no fathers. We learn of a dark chapter in the island's history: a bush fire destroys the crops, then hundreds perish in a cholera outbreak. Superstition dominates, and the islanders must sacrifice their possessions to the enraged ocean god. What of their lives will they manage to save?