Appearing for the first time in English, Antoine InnocentÕs 1906 novel Mimola or the Story of a Casket weaves the story of Mimola, daughter of Madame Georges, who suffers from an incurable nervous disease, with an investigation of the traditions of Haitian Vodou. Desperate to end her daughterÕs affliction, Madame Georges goes on a pilgrimage across Haiti to Ville-Bonheur to help her ailing daughter. Along the way, she meets a woman whose son, LŽon, suffers from a similar disorder. Will their mothersÕ devotion be enough to ensure the childrenÕs recovery? Will the suffering Mimola and LŽon embrace Vodou beliefs and implore the African divinities for mercy? Expertly translated from the French and including critical materials by Susan Kalter, Mimola brings InnocentÕs important fin de si�cle novel to Anglophone readers.