Manman Dlo contre la fée Carabosse

Manman Dlo contre la fée Carabosse (Water Mother Versus the Carabossa Fairy) is a French-language play in two acts, written by Martinican author Patrick Chamoiseau. As an example of a work of the Créolité movement, it focuses on indigenous and black Caribbean characters and uses many Creole words and phrases.[1]

Taking place in La Merveille, the World of the Marvelous, the play depicts the struggle between Carabossa, who is colonizing the Caribbean with her "Greco-Latin magic", and the indigenous spirits and goddesses.

Characters

  • Manman Dlo, a native water goddess. The Antillean equivalent of Mami Wata and Yemaja.
  • Le Conteur, the narrator, a traditional Antillean storyteller. This character also portrays Papa Zombi.
  • Zita-trois-pattes, another indigenous goddess.
  • Les trois filles, the daughters of Zita.
  • Engagé, a creature who has sold his soul to the devil.
  • Algoline, Manman Dlo's daughter.
  • Bon-bleu, a nervous breadfruit.
  • La Fée Carabosse, a red-haired European witch.
  • Balai, Carabossa's mechanical broom.
  • Marianne La Po-Figue

References

  1. ^ McConnell, Justine. "The Contest Between Créolité and Classics". In Nikoloutsos, Konstantinos P.; Andújar, Rosa (eds.). Greeks and Romans on the Latin American Stage. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 176–177. ISBN 9781350125629.


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