@book {1623222, title = {Waiting for the Waters to Rise}, year = {2021}, publisher = {World Editions}, organization = {World Editions}, address = {New York}, abstract = {"Babakar is a doctor living alone, with only the memories of his childhood in Mali. In his dreams, he receives visits from his blue-eyed mother and his ex-lover Azelia, both now gone, as are the hopes and aspirations he{\textquoteright}s carried with him since his arrival in Guadeloupe. Until, one day, the child Anaïs comes into his life, forcing him to abandon his solitude."--Back cover}, url = {http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/99155804589003941/catalog}, author = {Condé, Maryse} }