The Rat | Patrick Chamoiseau | Granta Magazine

The Rat

Patrick Chamoiseau

Translated by Carol Volk

‘Fort-de-France, at that time, had not yet declared war on rats. Along with the crabs, they inhabited the crumbled sidewalks and canals of the city. ’

Patrick Chamoiseau

Patrick Chamoiseau was born in 1953 in Martinique, where he still lives. He is the author of several books and long essays in French, including Chronique des sept miseres and Solibo Magnifique. Texaco won the Prix Goncourt in 1992.

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Translated by Carol Volk

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