TY - JOUR KW - Languages & Literatures KW - Noir AU - Irina Dzero AB - A noir genre analysis of Heremakhonon explains the confusion, sensuality, red herrings, and flashbacks that permeate the novel, as well as the primacy of an investigation to the plot. Upon arriving in a newly independent West African country, protagonist Veronica witnesses the arrest of a political activist who opposed the ruling elite. When she investigates his disappearance, Veronica realizes that she is complicit with the elite perpetrators. IS - 1 N2 - A noir genre analysis of Heremakhonon explains the confusion, sensuality, red herrings, and flashbacks that permeate the novel, as well as the primacy of an investigation to the plot. Upon arriving in a newly independent West African country, protagonist Veronica witnesses the arrest of a political activist who opposed the ruling elite. When she investigates his disappearance, Veronica realizes that she is complicit with the elite perpetrators. PY - 2015 SN - 2334-4415; 1041-4823 T2 - Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature TI - Maryse Condé’s Heremakhonon As a Noir Novel VL - 39 ER - The website encountered an unexpected error. Please try again later.