{"product_id":"haiti-noir-2-the-classics-paperback","title":"Haiti Noir 2: The Classics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdwidge Danticat\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDanielle Legros Georges\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eJacques Roumain\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdwidge Danticat's short story from \u003ci\u003eHaiti Noir 2: The Classics\u003c\/i\u003e, The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special, was included in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's Fall 2013 issue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA worthy sequel that skillfully uses a popular genre to help us better understand an often frustratingly complex and indecipherable society.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is danger and regret and fear in these stories, as characters try to negotiate a complex and often confounding land.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Feature on \u003ci\u003eHaiti Noir 2\u003c\/i\u003e Miami launch \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresents an excellent array of writers, primarily Haitian, whose graphic descriptions portray a country ravaged by corruption, crime, and mystery....This selection of Haitian classics is a must read for everyone.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Caribbean Writer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust when you thought you have read it all and have experienced the best of literary brilliance, there comes along an unrivaled work of narrative intensity, penned with a spellbinding authenticity. \u003ci\u003eHaiti Noir 2\u003c\/i\u003e is just that work of art....A rare gem.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaieteur News Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eQuite a collection...a multi-generational tour of Haiti's literature...It makes you feel as if some things out to have Part twos.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eKreyolicious\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a great collection of stories set in Haiti.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBook Nerd\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for the original \u003ci\u003eHaiti Noir\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDanticat has succeeded in assembling a group portrait of Haitian culture and resilience that is cause for celebration.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anthology will give American readers a complex and nuanced portrait of the real Haiti not seen on the evening news and introduce them to some original and wonderful writers.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the publisher defines the term 'noir' broadly--requiring sinister tales or crime stories that evoke a strong sense of place and do not have happy endings--the Haiti book offers its own spin with plenty of grisly crime, dire poverty, and references to magic and religion. There is also some tenderness.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaunched with the summer '04 award-winning best seller \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClassic stories by: Danielle Legros Georges, Jacques Roumain, Ida Faubert, Jacques-Stephen Alexis, Jan J. Dominique, Paulette Poujol Oriol, Lyonel Trouillot, Emmelie Proph te, Ben Fountain, Dany Laferri re, Georges Anglade, Edwidge Danticat, Mich le Voltaire Marcelin,  zili Dant , Marie-H l ne Laforest, Nick Stone, Maril ne Phipps-Kettlewell, Myriam J.A. Chancey, and Roxane Gay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the introduction by Edwidge Danticat: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow often are you asked to put together an amazing literary party? In my case, a mind-blowing two times. The lit party of my dreams has been \u003ci\u003eHaiti Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, and lo and behold, I get asked to do it again...After the first \u003ci\u003eHaiti Noir\u003c\/i\u003e was published, people kept asking if I wasn't contributing to a negative image of the country by editing a book filled with so many 'dark' stories about Haiti. My answer was, and remains, that showing the brilliance of our writers and their ability to address Haiti's difficulties through their art can only contribute to a more nuanced and complex presentation of Haitian lives. After all, the writers here are not Haiti virgins, to paraphrase from 'Heading South, ' Dany Laferri re's story, included here, of sex tourism gone wrong. They are all old hats, either by blood or their deep love for Haiti...This is not just a party, folks, but also a costume party, a noir party. The author of each story, poem, or novel excerpt has shed his or her skin and has sunk into the deepest and most revealing places of the human heart.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdwidge Danticat\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Haiti and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eHaiti Noir\u003c\/i\u003e and author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eClaire of the Sea Light, \u003c\/i\u003e, Breath, Eyes, Memory, an Oprah Book Club selection; \u003ci\u003eKrik? Krak!\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist; \u003ci\u003eThe Farming of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, an American Book Award winner; and the novel-in-stories \u003ci\u003eThe Dew Breaker\u003c\/i\u003e. 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