Mardi Gras
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Mardi Gras is a spirit. I believe it is an immortal one.
Robert Tallant was een van de meest gevierde auteurs van Louisiana, die zich verdiepte in de rijke geschiedenis en folklore van de staat. Na een overstap van carrières in de reclame en het bankwezen, vond Tallant zijn roeping in het schrijven, waarbij hij zich concentreerde op de unieke verhalen en culturele nuances van Louisiana. Zijn werk, dat vaak lokale interesses en volksverhalen onderzoekt, vangt de geest van de regio met een authentieke stem. Tallants nalatenschap ligt in zijn vermogen om de tradities en levens van de mensen van Louisiana tot leven te brengen door zijn proza.


Mardi Gras is a spirit. I believe it is an immortal one.
"Interesting investigation and straightforward handling of sensational times and tricksters, of the cult of voodooism in all its manifestations. From its first known appearances in New Orleans of 200 years ago, here are the fetishes and formulae, the rites and dances, the cures, charms and gris-gris. Here were the witch-doctors and queens, and in particular Doctor John, who acquired fame and fortune, and Marie Laveau, who with her daughter dominated the weird underworld of voodoo for nearly a century." Kirkus Reviews "Robert Tallant speaks with authority . . . ." New York Times "Much nonsense has been written about voodoo in New Orleans. . .here is a truthful and definitive picture." Lyle Saxton Both of Robert Tallant's highly praised books about the practice of voodoo in New Orleans have been re-issued in paperback. Originally published in 1946, Voodoo in New Orleans examines the origins of the cult voodooism. The lives of New Orleans's most infamous witch doctors and voodoo queens have been re-created in this well-researched account of New Orleans's dark underworld.