I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem

by Maryse Condé

Book Overview

Blending the fictional with the factual, this highly praised novel ranges from the warm shores of seventeenth-century Barbados to the harsh realities of the slave trade, and the cold customs of Puritanical New England. It tells the story of Tituba, the only Black victim of the Salem witch trials and in doing so recalls a life of extraordinary experiences and mystical powers. Foreword by Angela Davis. Winner of France's prestigious Grand Prix Literaire...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345384202
• ISBN13: 9780345384201
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 225 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

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Cheaper on amazon

Bait and Switch on This Book

I paid for a Hard copy $$$ and got a cheap Paperback version of this book!! Very disappointed. I already had the paperback and I thought I was upgrading for my collection!

Haunting.

There are some books I read and forget they exist as soon as I am done. Then there are others that stay with me. They challenge who I am and the way I think. They haunt my thoughts. As they should, this is why authors write. This is one of those books.

I Tituba

This was a wonderfully written book, I felt as though Tituba wrote herself. I was immediately taken in and couldn't wait to finish, but after finishing...wanted to read more. A great read!

A work of art

I truly loved this book, I sat and read it through in one day - and I'll probably read it again. I don't do that often. "I, Tituba" does not claim to be a historical treatise - what it is, is a work of insightful imagination. I've been to Salem, I've read just about everything there is to read about the witch trials, and it is true that Tituba gets short shrift. It's also true that there is probably very little in the way of documentation to prove anything about her. It's the nature of the beast called Slavery. That anyone cared enough to give her form and substance is a tribute to her story and her life. There is far too much invisible history for very similar reasons. May there be more authors with the craft and the wisdom to bring it to life.

Intriguing Read!

This book was excellent! I was required to read it for an english class in college and I literally couldn't put the book down! I loved the fact that Conde chose to write her novel on Tituba's life before and after the witch trials, instead of just another book about the trials. Conde gave Tituba a personality, character and above all, a life. Before reading this novel, all I knew about Tituba was that she may have been a leading cause in the commencement of the witch trials. I had never thought about what her life was like before she came to the "new" world, or what her life was like after the witch trials. I recommend this book to anyone, even if you don't enjoy reading, Conde will interest even the least of readers.

Magnifique!

Ce livre etait magnifique; puissant, profond, triste au meme temps qu'optimistique. On peut vraiment comprendre le personnage de Tituba, on peut suivre ses sentiments d'isolation et ses difficulties avec la religion et la sexualite dans une societe chretienne. Je le recommende pour ceux qui aiment un bon livre francais.