by Irène Frain · J'ai lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782290020616
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«Les naufragés de l'île Tromelin» is the historical novel by Irène Frain, published by J'ai lu in paperback (352 pages, in French).
The book opens with the 1761 shipwreck of a French vessel carrying illegal slaves on an island in the Indian Ocean. Whites and blacks coexist until the white crew leaves in a boat promising to return; fifteen years later only eight survivors remain. Irène Frain uses archives and archaeology to reconstruct the events and link them to Enlightenment abolitionism.
The first edition dates from 2009; the present edition is from 2010 and corresponds to number 9221 of the J'ai lu collection.
Work for readers interested in historical fiction and real episodes about slavery and human rights.
Irène Frain is a French novelist, journalist, and historian. She is a founding member of the Women's Forum for the Economy and Society.
