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Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau
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Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau Trade paperback - 1995

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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In mid 19th-century New Orleans Marie Laveau was the notorious queen of voodoo--worshiped and feared by blacks and whites alike. Voodoo Dreams reimagines the woman behind this legend, a mesmerizing combination of history and storytelling. Richly written, filled with vivid characters and insight into voodoo, Jewell Parker Rhodes' debut novel introduces a powerful new voice in fiction.

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  • Title Voodoo Dreams: A Novel of Marie Laveau
  • Author Jewell Parker Rhodes
  • Binding Trade Paperback
  • Edition 4th
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 448
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Picador, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date January 1995
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 467932
  • ISBN 9780312119317 / 0312119313
  • Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.1 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Deep South
    • Cultural Region: Mid-South
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: Louisiana
    • Locality: New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Library of Congress subjects Biographical fiction, New Orleans (La.)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94045088
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 02/15/1998, Page 979
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/19/1994, Page 0

About the author

Jewell Parker Rhodes is a professor of American literature and creative writing at Arizona State University. The recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Award in Fiction, she lives with her husband and two children in Scottsdale, Arizona.