by Kathryn Stockett · Actes Sud Editions · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782330026691
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«La couleur des sentiments» is the contemporary fiction novel by Kathryn Stockett, published by Actes Sud in paperback (624 pages, in French).
Jackson, Mississippi, 1962: racial segregation is still in force and domestic service falls on Black women. Aibileen has kept quiet for forty years; Minny, her friend, is fired for being insolent. Skeeter, a young white woman, investigates why Constantine, the maid who raised her, left without notice. The three secretly devise a story that will stir consciences.
Novel translated from English (original: 'The Help') by Pierre Girard, in the Babel collection from Actes Sud. It received the 2011 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle and was adapted into a movie.
For readers of literary and contemporary fiction interested in racial segregation and the role of women in 1960s America.
Kathryn Stockett is an American novelist. She is known for her 2009 debut novel, The Help, which is about African-American maids working in white households in Jackson, Mississippi, during the 1960s.
