Off-White
ISBN-13: 9781917126090
Author(s): Astrid Roemer
Subjects: FYT
Publisher: Tilted Axis Press
Publisher Imprint: Tilted Axis Press
Publication Date: 20-05-2025
Format: Paperback / softback
Availability: In stock
£15.99
About the book
In 1966 Suriname, the Vanta family, an intricate blend of Creole, Maroon, French, Indian, Indigenous, British, and Jewish heritage, is led by Grandma Bee, a proud, cigar-smoking matriarch facing her final days. As she reflects on her scattered family and the loss of her favourite granddaughter, Heli, exiled to the Netherlands for an affair with her white teacher, Bee grapples with one question: What truly binds a family? Off-White offers a moving exploration of Bee's legacy amid themes of male violence, colonialism, and the dismantling of racial identity, marking the return of a celebrated Surinamese author after two decades.