{"product_id":"haiti-noir-paperback-by-edwidge-danticat","title":"Haiti Noir Paperback by Edwidge Danticat","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2010-12-14)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e300\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781936070657\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e357.21\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.21 x 5.23 x 0.68\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAkashic recruits Danticat, one of the truly great contemporary writers, to edit this timely volume featuring stories set both before and after the devastating 2010 earthquake.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“A wide-ranging collection from the beloved but besieged Caribbean island . . . The 36th entry in Akashic’s Noir series (which ranges from \u003ci\u003eBronx\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eDelhi\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eTwin Cities\u003c\/i\u003e) is beautifully edited, with a spectrum of voices.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“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.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/i\u003e. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBrand-new stories by: Edwidge Danticat, Rodney Saint-Éloi, 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\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFrom the introduction by Edwidge Danticat:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n“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 Léogâne, Petit–Goâve, 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\n\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\"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\n\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \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, Haiti Noir 2: The Classics\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eBreath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEyes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMemory\u003c\/i\u003e (an Oprah’s Book Club selection), \u003ci\u003eKrik?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKrak!\u003c\/i\u003e (a National Book Award finalist),\u003ci\u003e The Farming of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e (an American Book Award winner), and the novel-in-stories \u003ci\u003eThe Dew Breaker.\u003c\/i\u003e She has also written several young adult novels, children's picture books, and a travel narrative, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Dance: A Walk Through Carnival in Jacmel\u003c\/i\u003e. Her memoir,\u003ci\u003e Brother, I’m Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. 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