A young woman leaves her home and family in Madagascar to pursue work in France. The painful experience of exile and immersion in a foreign country are the central themes of Rakotoson's lyrical novel about African experiences of migration. French text, 122pp, FRANCE. SEPIA, 2907888641

The author tells of her journey in researching Malagasy oral traditions and myths. Throughout, she interweaves traditional stories of heroism and morality, royalty and commoners, love and revenge, and the magic of tricksters and shapechangers. Col & b/w illus, index, xxxiv, 216pp, USA. WASHINGTON U P, 0295981156

Set in Madagascar, this novel tells the story of Massa Yo, the owner of 'The Client is King' bar and his family. Holding the narrative together however, is Mboudjak, the humanist dog who contemplates the life which mills around his streets and the events which occur around them. The streets themselves also have a role, as the witness to sadness and joy, to rumour, to calls for liberty and the desperation of poverty. French text, 367pp, FRANCE. SERPENT A PLUMES, LE, 2842614194

Compiles Malagasy literature, with each text presented in French and in English. Notes, bib, xxv, 314pp, USA. OHIO U P, 0896802183