by Jean Rhys · Noguer Y Caralt Editores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788427911574
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Wide Sargasso Sea is a 1966 novel by Jean Rhys. The story is set in the Caribbean and focuses on Antoinette Cosway, a young Creole woman who marries an Englishman named Edward Rochester. The novel explores themes such as colonialism, racism, gender, and identity. Antoinette is a complex and tormented woman who struggles to find her place in the world. Rochester is a cold and distant man who does not understand Antoinette. The novel is a critique of colonialism and racism, and is also an exploration of female identity.
Jean Rhys was a British Creole novelist who was born and grew up in the Caribbean island of Dominica. From the age of 16, she resided mainly in England, where she was sent for her education. She is best known for her final novel, Wide Sargasso Sea (1966), written as a prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.
