{"product_id":"take-me-to-mon-repos-paperback","title":"Take Me to Mon Repos - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTravis Weekes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllan Weekes\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 1794, on the French colony of Saint Lucia, \u003cem\u003eTake Me to Mon Repos \u003c\/em\u003etells the story of a stand-off between Bwigan, a runaway slave actively on a mission to burn down the plantations; and the owners of the plantation where Bernelle, Bwigan's love interest, is enslaved. The plantation owners: Garnier, a curt and aloof French Royalist and his wife Catherine, a poet and abolitionist, try to use Bernelle in their plan to capture Bwigan and turn him over to the British.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eTake Me to Mon Repos\u003c\/em\u003e, presented here in both English and in Kw?y?l as \u003cem\u003eMennen Mwen Mon Repos\u003c\/em\u003e, provides an illustration of the political, economic, cultural, and spiritual dynamics that spurred the process of creolization in the Caribbean. The play gives expression to a dream of home; a desire to create a new space. It heralds the shaping of a creole persona out of shattering worlds and the fashioning of a creole yard for healing and tranquility. To reach Mon Repos, would be to attain the dream of wholeness and peace. \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163975061639,"sku":"9781953747310","price":20.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4c64eac6f6a758432bbb8bf286154f9b.webp?v=1733301788","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/take-me-to-mon-repos-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}