Haiti Noir 2: The Classics (Akashic Noir)

The original best-selling Haiti Noir comprised all-new stories by today's best Haitian authors. This new volume collects the true classics of Haitian literature—both short stories and excerpts from longer works—and will be an integral piece of understanding how Haitian culture has evolved over the past fifty years. Editor Edwidge Danticat, one of the most respected Haitian writers, has a well-deserved sterling reputation, and here she follows on the success of the original first volume. Contents Introduction by Edwidge Danticat PART I: HUNTED/HAUNTED Praisesong for Port-au-Prince DANIELLE LEGROSS GEORGES Port-au-Prince, 1999 Preface to the Life of a Bureaucrat JACQUES ROUMAIN Bolosse, 1930 A Strange Story IDA FAUBERT Turgeau, 1959 The Enchanted Second Lieutenant JACQUES-STEPHEN ALEXIS Bassins-Coquilleaux, 1960 A White House with Pink Curtains in the Downstairs Windows JAN J. DOMINIQUE Kenscoff, 1996 Oresca PAULETTE POUJOL ORIOL Source Diquini, 2001 Children of Heroes (excerpt) LYONEL TROUILLOT Place des Héros, 2002 PART II: SEDUCED Remember One Day EMMELIE PROPHÈTE Boulevard Jean-Jacques Dessalines, 1999 Rêve Haitien BEN FOUNTAIN Pacot, 2000 Heading South DANY LAFERRIÈRE Kaliko Beach, 2006 Three Letters You Will Never Read GEORGES ANGLADE Quina, 2006 The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special EDWIDGE DANTICAT Delmas, 2008 True Life MICHÈLE VOLTAIRE MARCELIN Rue des Miracles, 2008 PART III: LOSING MY WAY I Just Lost My Way ÈZILI DANTÒ Anba Dlo, Lan Ginen, 1997 The Mission MARIE-HÉLÈNE LAFOREST Bonair, 2002 Barbancourt Blues (excerpt) NICK STONE Pétionville Square, 2007 Dame Marie MARILÈNE PHIPPS-KETTLEWELL Dame Marie, 2007 Surrender (excerpt) MYRIAM J.A. CHANCY Port-au-Prince Central Prison, 2010 Things I Know About Fairy Tales ROXANE GAY Cité Soleil, 2011 About the Contributors Version : 5.0 Classic stories by: Danielle Legros Georges, Jacques Roumain, Ida Faubert, Jacques-Stephen Alexis, Jan J. Dominique, Paulette Poujol Oriol, Lyonel Trouillot, Emmelie Prophte, Ben Fountain, Dany Laferrire, Georges Anglade, Edwidge Danticat, Michle Voltaire Marcelin, zili Dant, Marie-Hlne Laforest, Nick Stone, Marilne Phipps-Kettlewell, Myriam J.A. Chancey, and Roxane Gay. The original best-selling Haiti Noir comprised all-new stories by today's best Haitian authors. This new volume collects the true classics of Haitian literatureboth short stories and excerpts from longer worksand will be an integral piece of understanding how Haitian culture has evolved over the past fifty years. Editor Edwidge Danticat, one of the most respected Haitian writers, has a well-deserved sterling reputation, and here she follows on the success of the original first volume. Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti and moved to the United States when she was twelve. She is the editor of Haiti Noir and author of several books, including Breath, Eyes, Memory , an Oprah 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 lives in Miami, Florida. Stories of crime and corruption set in this Caribbean country by Edwidge Danticat, Roxane Gay, Dany Laferrière, and more. These darkly suspenseful stories offer a deeper and more nuanced look at a nation that has been plagued by poverty, political upheaval, and natural disaster, yet endures even through the bleakest times. Filled with tough characters and twisting plots, they reveal the multitude of human stories that comprise the heart of Haiti. Classic stories by Danielle Legros Georges, Jacques Roumain, Ida Faubert, Jacques-Stephen Alexis, Jan J. Dominique, Paulette Poujol Oriol, Lyonel Trouillot, Emmelie Prophète, Ben Fountain, Dany Laferrière, Georges Anglade, Edwidge Danticat, Michèle Voltaire Marcelin, Èzili Dantò, Marie-Hélène Laforest, Nick Stone, Marilène Phipps-Kettlewell, Myriam J.A. Chancey, and Roxane Gay. “Skillfully uses a popular genre to help us better understand an often frustratingly complex and indecipherable society.” —The Miami Herald “Presents an excellent array of writers, primarily Haitian, whose graphic descriptions portray a country ravaged by corruption, crime, and mystery.... A must read for everyone.” —The Caribbean Writer