Trading Paris for New York. A Parisian in New York grapples with an ambivalent green-card marriage

Par : M.S. Yansané
  • Nombre de pages342
  • PrésentationBroché
  • Poids0.416 kg
  • Dimensions13,5 cm × 21,5 cm × 2,5 cm
  • ISBN978-2-343-07978-3
  • EAN9782343079783
  • Date de parution15/03/2016
  • ÉditeurL'Harmattan

Résumé

This third-person narrative of relationships based on trues stories, woven in betrayal, lust, illusion and hope, and set in New York in the mid-1970s could be titled "The Parisian Kate Married. "As he grapples with a migration project to the United States, a 24- year old African-born Frenchman, Morie, needs to find an elusive balance between a carefree Parisian lifestyle that might eventually catch up with him, and the commitment of marriage to a New York woman, Kate.
It brings you in the tumultuous area of immigration and marriage, with marriage occurring not for love or mutual care, but for a green-card. You will find yourself wondering whether Morie is an actor, a diplomat, or a politician as he takes you along on his journey—trading Paris for New York.
Guinea-born U.S. citizen M. S. Yansane's career spans teaching, journalism and international civil service. He notably worked for Mano River Union in Freetown. Sierra Leone ; the United Nations in New York ; and the World Bank in Washington DC. Holder of a Bachelor of Arts from the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) and a master of Public Administration from American University (AU)of Washington, DC.
He is married and raising two teenagers ; his management consulting firm is based in Conakry, Guinea where he resides part time. His first Novel. Emigres de l'intérieur was published by l'Harmattan in French.