UNR BookFinder Alpha preview. Saskatchewan Information and Library Services Consortium. AquaBrowser Library ® - Halifax Public Libraries. PennTags / University of Pennsylvania. Home Page. Blogs, Search the Catalog, Browse the Catalog. Winner of the prestigious Prix Renaudot in 1988 and available for the first time in English (translated from the French by Kaiama L. Glover), Hadriana in All My Dreams * * * by Rene Depestre, combines magic, fantasy, eroticism, and delirious humor to explore universal questions of race and sexuality. Set in the coastal town of Jacmel (the author's hometown) during the carnival season of 1938, when Hadriana Siloé, a sensuous pale-skinned Creole woman, collapses at her wedding altar. Two days later, when her corpse goes missing from her grave, zombification is suspected and it is feared that she had earlier taken a mysterious potion.
Before we could hear directly from Hadriana herself, this traumatic event is observed from different angles - the locals are convinced a local villain, Balthazar Granchire is to blame, having been turned into an ugly butterfly by his sorcerer father, for his relentless lechery. "A powerful and compelling debut. . * * * = 3 starred reviews * = starred review. University of Lethbridge - SMS call numbers. Bath University Library, QR codes. What is a QR Code? In simple terms a QR or Quick Response Code is a type of barcode. If your phone has a QR Code Reader application installed you can take a picture of the Codes and they'll link your phone to a webpage or specific content. This is an example of QR Code.
By scanning this with a compatible mobile phone, you can download an MP3 audio tour of Level 3 of the Library to your phone. The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Office is currently promoting the use of QR Codes on campus Why would I use a QR Code? You may find that scanning a QR Code and storing or accessing data directly using your mobile phone is more convenient that writing down URLs on a separate piece of paper. For example, some students may have seen QR Codes on lecture slides that provide a weblink to course content stored on Moodle or go to a lecturer's homepage. QR Codes in the Library You'll find QR Codes in use in the Library: Is my phone compatible? If not then you can easily install a free one. Further Information.