CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French: I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem (Paperback)

from stephkaye

This is an attempt to create a life story behind Tituba, the black slave who was the first person accused of being a witch in the Salem witch hunt. Conde is at her best in her well-researched depictions of Barbados, where Tituba was born, of early Boston, and of the Puritans of Salem. However, I ...

from fig2

A naive and loving slave finds herself on the receiving end of a charge of witchcraft. This novel, based on actual events, stuns as the web around Tituba slowly closes. In seventeenth century Salem, Mass., being female is risky business. A great read.

from banjo123

This is Conde's imagining of Tituba's story. I became interested in reading this book after reading [The Crucible] last year. Tituba was the slave belonging to Samuel Parris who was one of the first to be accused of practicing witchcraft during the Salem witch trials. Usually, that story is told ...