I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

1986 • 258 pages

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Average rating3.6

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This wild and entertaining novel expands on the true story of the West Indian slave Tituba, who was accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts, arrested in 1692, and forgotten in jail until the general amnesty for witches two years later. Maryse Condé brings Tituba out of historical silence and creates for her a fictional childhood, adolescence, and old age. She turns her into what she calls "a sort of female hero, an epic heroine, like the legendary ‘Nanny of the maroons,’" who, schooled in the sorcery and magical ritual of obeah, is arrested for healing members of the family that owns her.

CARAF Books:Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French


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November 8, 2024

Reminded me somewhat of The Red Tent by Diamant, but with a more complex and self aware feeling.

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