{"product_id":"haiti-noir-paperback","title":"Haiti Noir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdwidge Danticat\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wide-ranging collection from the beloved but besieged Caribbean island . . . The 36th entry in Akashic's Noir series (which ranges from \u003cem\u003eBronx\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eDelhi\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eTwin Cities\u003c\/em\u003e) is beautifully edited, with a spectrum of voices.\" --\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This 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.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/em\u003e. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brand-new stories by: Edwidge Danticat, Rodney Saint-ﾉloi, Madison Smartt Bell, Gary Victor, M.J. Fievre, Mark Kurlansky, Marvin Victor, Josaphat-Robert Large, Marie Lily Cerat, Yanick Lahens, Louis-Philippe Dalembert, Kettly Mars, Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel, Evelyne Trouillot, Katia D. Ulysse, Ibi Aanu Zoboi, Nadine Pinede, and Patrick Sylvain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the introduction by Edwidge Danticat: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I began working on this anthology about a year before January 12, 2010, when Haiti was struck by its worst natural disaster in over two hundred years. The world knows now that more than two hundred thousand people died and over a million lost their homes in Haiti's capital and the surrounding cities of L駮g穗e, Petit-Go穽e, and Jacmel. As I am writing these words, survivors remain huddled by the thousands in displacement camps, most shielding themselves from intermittent rain with nothing but wooden posts and bedsheets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Even before the earthquake, life was not easy in Haiti. There was always the risk of dying from hunger, an infectious disease, a natural disaster, or a crime. But there was also hope, laughter, and boundless creativity. Haitian creativity has always been one of the country's most identifiable survival traits. Whether expressed in vibrant and colorful paintings, double entendre-filled spiritual or party music, or the poignant, humorous, erotic, lyrical (and yes, also dark) short stories and novels of its writers, Haiti's more nuanced and complex face often comes across in its arts . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"I can honestly say that, in spite of the difficult circumstances in Haiti right now, I have never felt a greater sense of joy working on any collective project than I have on this book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\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 author of \u003ci\u003eBreath, Eyes, Memory, \u003c\/i\u003e an Oprah Book Club selection, \u003ci\u003eKrik? Krak!, \u003c\/i\u003e a National Book Award finalist, and the novel-in-stories \u003ci\u003eThe Dew Breaker.\u003c\/i\u003e Her memoir, \u003ci\u003eBrother, I'm Dying, \u003c\/i\u003e was a 2007 finalist for the National Book Award and a 2008 winner of a National Book Critics Circle Award. She is a 2009 recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation grant and lives in Miami.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769927663904,"sku":"9781936070657","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/99138d2ea087dca3d28bcb0a085827d6.webp?v=1780360008","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/haiti-noir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}