Haiti Noir - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1936070650 ISBN 13 : 9781936070657

Editeur : Akashic Books,U.S., 2011

Synopsis

Haiti had a tragic history and continues to be on of the most destitute places on the planet, especially in the aftermath of the devastating 2010 earthquake. Here, however, editor Edwidge Danticat reveals that even while the subject matter remains dark, the calibre of Haitian writing is of the highest order. Features stories by Edwidge Danticat, Madison Smartt Bell, Gary Victor, Jessica Fievre, Marilene Phipps, Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel, Katie Ulysse, Yanick Lahens, Evelyne Trouillot, Kettly Mars, Rodney Saint-Eloi and many more.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

EDWIDGE DANTICAT was born in Haiti and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the editor of Haiti Noir, Haiti Noir 2: The Classics, and the author of several books, including Breath, Eyes, Memory (an Oprah's Book Club selection), Krik?Krak! (a National Book Award finalist), The Farming of Bones (an American Book Award winner), and the novel-in-stories The Dew Breaker. She has also written several young adult novels, children's picture books, and a travel narrative, After the Dance: A Walk Through Carnival in Jacmel. Her memoir, Brother, I'm Dying, was a 2007 finalist for the National Book Award and a 2007 winner of a National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. She is a 2009 recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation grant. Watch Out for Falling Iguanas is her latest children's picture book.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Akashic Books,U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1936070650
• ISBN 13: 9781936070657
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 309
• Éditeur: Danticat Edwidge
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible