{"product_id":"my-heart-beats-fast-paperback","title":"My Heart Beats Fast - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNadia Chonville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSituated in contemporary Martinique, \u003ci\u003eMy Heart Beats Fast\u003c\/i\u003e centers Kim, a young man accused of murdering his father, his sister's partner, and her young son. The narration braids three temporalities: the present of the trial; the recent past of Kim's youth shaped by Martinique's entanglement with late-stage capitalism and\/as neocolonialism; and a longer duration that stretches back to slavery and the plantation, where Kim's Antillean matrilineal origins have their roots. This nonlinear narrative makes generous use of analepses, as the spirits of the ancestors whisper visions and memories to Kim's sister Edith, who attempts to understand what led her brother to commit such a horrific act. In addition to blending elements of realism and the marvelous, \u003ci\u003eMy Heart Beats Fast\u003c\/i\u003e is written in a particularly poetic, urgent yet precise prose that has earned Nadia Chonville many accolades. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chonville's novel is at the vanguard of a new Antillean literature that moves beyond \u003ci\u003ecréolité\u003c\/i\u003e (the last identifiable literary movement in the Antillean canon) in several important ways: First, although it does reflect on the past (as indeed prescribed by the \u003ci\u003ecréolistes\u003c\/i\u003e), it is firmly anchored in the present, which Chonville, a trained social scientist, captures unflinchingly. Second, it complexifies the Antilles gender landscape with characters whose intersectional realities are explored with depth and care.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNadia Chonville\u003c\/b\u003e is a Martinican author, researcher, and cultural curator who teaches history and geography at the famed Lycée Schoelcher and the University of the Antilles. In her academic work, she has written extensively on Caribbean heteronormativity and homophobia. Her literary works include short stories, lyrics, and a fantastic trilogy titled \u003ci\u003eRose de Wégastrie\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorine Labridy\u003c\/b\u003e is a native Guadeloupean and an assistant professor in the Department of Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329398169907,"sku":"9780826508218","price":35.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ks31KhEnYL9780826508218.webp?v=1778165668","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/my-heart-beats-fast-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}