La meitat evanescent

Synopsis of La meitat evanescent

«La meitat evanescent» is the contemporary fiction novel by Brit Bennett, published by Edicions del Periscopi in paperback (408 pages, in Catalan).

Stella and Desiree are identical twins who flee Mallard, a Black community in Louisiana where lightening the skin is sought. Years later, one passes as white in California; the other returns with her very dark-skinned daughter. Their lives and those of their daughters will cross. A novel about the weight of origins, identity and family.

Part of the Antípoda collection (no. 54). Catalan translation of The Vanishing Half, by Marc Rubió.

For readers of contemporary literary fiction and book clubs interested in stories about identity, racism and family.