Ayiti

From the New York Times-bestselling author of Hunger and Bad Feminist, a powerful short story collection exploring the Haitian diaspora experience."Both heterosexual and same-sex love contain mutual satisfaction and Gay has an exceptional talent for describing a pure and joyous passion that shines bright, even against the darkness of the collection’s violence." - Arifa Akbar, Financial TimesIn Ayiti, a married couple seeking boat passage to America prepares to leave their homeland. A young woman procures a voodoo love potion to ensnare a childhood classmate. A mother takes a foreign soldier into her home as a boarder, and into her bed. And a woman conceives a daughter on the bank of a river while fleeing a horrific massacre, a daughter who later moves to America for a new life but is perpetually haunted by the mysterious scent of blood."A disturbingly beautiful mélange illuminating the Haitian diaspora, each piece captures the humanity of a people, boils and all ... We, the readers, who are intimate with the United States’s sorrows, are left grateful that Gay has opened up for us another portal into the variety of immigrant experiences in our country." - Uitbe Gautt Ate, LA Review Of BooksRoxane Gay is an award-winning literary voice praised for her fearless and vivid prose, and her debut collection Ayiti exemplifies the raw talent that made her "one of the voices of our age" (National Post, Canada). From the New York Times –bestselling author of Hunger and Bad Feminist , a powerful short story collection exploring the Haitian diaspora experience. In Ayiti , a married couple seeking boat passage to America prepares to leave their homeland. A young woman procures a voodoo love potion to ensnare a childhood classmate. A mother takes a foreign soldier into her home as a boarder, and into her bed. And a woman conceives a daughter on the bank of a river while fleeing a horrific massacre, a daughter who later moves to America for a new life but is perpetually haunted by the mysterious scent of blood. Roxane Gay is an award-winning literary voice praised for her fearless and vivid prose, and her debut collection Ayiti exemplifies the raw talent that made her "one of the voices of our age" ( National Post , Canada). Praise for Ayiti "Highly dimensioned characters and unforgettable moments. . . . Dismantling the glib misconceptions of her complex ancestral home, Gay cuts and thrills. Readers will find her powerful first book difficult to put down." — Booklist "The themes explored in Gay's nonfiction, such as the transactional nature of violence and the ways in which stereotypes of poverty add another layer of dehumanization, are just as potent here. Even her more lyrical mode is filtered through a keen sense of the lost promise of one country and the blinkered privilege of the other. It's Gay's unflinching directness—the sense that her characters are in the room with you, telling it like it is—that makes her irresistible." — Vogue "A set of brief, tart stories mostly set amid the Haitian-American community and circling around themes of violation, abuse, and heartbreak . . . This book set the tone that still characterizes much of Gay's writing: clean, unaffected, allowing the (often furious) emotions to rise naturally out of calm, declarative sentences. That gives her briefest stories a punch even when they come in at two pages or fewer, sketching out the challenges of assimilation in terms of accents, meals, or 'What You Need to Know About a Haitian Woman'. . . . This debut amply contains the righteous energy that drives all her work." — Kirkus Reviews From New York Times -bestselling powerhouse Roxane Gay, Ayiti is a powerful collection exploring the Haitian diaspora experience. Originally published by a small press, this Grove Press paperback will make Gay's debut widely available for the first time, including several new stories. In Ayiti , a married couple seeking boat passage to America prepares to leave their homeland. A young woman procures a voodoo love potion to ensnare a childhood classmate. A mother takes a foreign soldier into her home as a boarder, and into her bed. And a woman conceives a daughter on the bank of a river while fleeing a horrific massacre, a daughter who later moves to America for a new life but is perpetually haunted by the mysterious scent of blood. These early stories showcase Gay's prowess as one of the voices of our age" ( National Post , Canada). Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB Number of Formats : 1 Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : isbn:9780802165732 Single Author : Roxane Gay Original Source : New_Files_Trainpack_30 Sorted Author by LN, FN: Gay, Roxane Title Length : 005 Title Parm D : Ayiti Title Parm F : Ayiti Title Parm G : Ayiti Title Parm A : Ayiti Title Parm B : ( ES Lib Name : ^NIRC 2018-06 Record ID : 6630 Uncomma Author : Roxane Gay Num of Aut : 1 Clever and haunting by turns, Ayiti explores the Haitian diaspora experience. A married couple seeking boat passage to America prepares to leave their homeland. A mother takes a foreign soldier into her home as a boarder, and into her bed. And a woman conceives a daughter on the bank of a river while fleeing a horrific massacre, a daughter who later moves to America for a new life but is perpetually haunted by the mysterious scent of blood. Wise, fanciful, and daring, Ayiti is the book that put Roxane Gay on the map and now, with two previously uncollected stories, confirms her singular vision Motherfuckers -- About my father's accent -- Voodoo child -- There is no "E" in zombi, which means there can be no you or we -- Things I know about fairy tales -- You never know how the waters ran so cruel so deep -- Cheap, fast, filling -- In the manner of water or light -- Lacrimosa -- The harder they come -- All things being relative -- Gracias, Nicaragua y lo sentimos -- The dirt we do not eat -- What you need to know about a Haitian woman -- A cool dry place.