Discussion based on the book Humus by Fabienne Kanor and translated by Lynn E. Palermo with the author and translator. Humus is based on a true story of 14 African women, who escaped a slave ship by leaping into shark-infested waters to avoid enslavement. Many drowned or were eaten by sharks. Celebrated French author Fabienne Kanor composed a powerful novel comprised of each woman’s story. Their intertwined narratives reveal the violence of their transition from freedom to captivity and the strength of their collective act of resistance.
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