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The Conversation: Recent Articles on Madagascar
Encyclopedia Britannica: Madagascar
"Madagascar Country Profile," BBC News
"Madagascar is headed toward a climate change-linked famine it did not create." 1 July 2021. Washington Post
Author Andrea Lee
Andrea Lee, Official Publisher Page
Andrea Lee, BlackPast
"Andrea Lee on Fictionalizing Madagascar." by Deborah Treisman, New Yorker
"Interview: Andrea Lee," Gulf Coast Jrnl, 2016
"Notes for a Speech Never Given" (The Nile Swim Club) speech, poem by Andrea Lee, Gulf Coast Jrnl, 2016
Cultures and lives clash in Madagascar, an island nation off the coast of Africa, when a Black American professor marries a wealthy Italian businessman. As they summer on the exotic island, (where they have a vacation home) witchcraft, myth, and magic, as well as racism, sex tourism, and exploitation challenge this bi-racial, bi-cultural family. (See "Discuss: Book Reviews..." box on the right for more.)
Red Island House (ebook access) by Cuesta Library has hardback copies to check out. For Cuesta students and employees, click the link above to access the Ebook (need to login).
Andrea Lee et al: "In Conversation," Univ of Maryland, English Dept, 2021, 61 min video
Bahni Turpin narrates Red Island House, 1 min video clip
The Writer's Voice: Lee reads "The Rivals" (chpt from Red Island House) 54 min audio