The rainy season: Haiti since DuvalierRecounting a series of personal journeys, each interwoven with scenes from Haiti's extraordinary past, the author brings to life the day-to-day realities of the politically turbulent country |
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"Paris, in France," says Ayiti. In Creole, his name means Haiti. "France is on the
other side of the water, too, right? That's where they speak French. Je parle
francais," Ayiti tells me. Ayiti is beautiful, and mean. He's always threatening to
slash ...
"Paris, in France," says Ayiti. In Creole, his name means Haiti. "France is on the
other side of the water, too, right? That's where they speak French. Je parle
francais," Ayiti tells me. Ayiti is beautiful, and mean. He's always threatening to
slash ...
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"That's your place," says Ayiti. "When will you take me there?" "I'm going, too,"
says Waldeck. "Me too, me too," say the others. "We'll have to rent our own plane,
" I say. "Our own plane," says Ti Bernard. "Can we sleep in it?" "Will we have to ...
"That's your place," says Ayiti. "When will you take me there?" "I'm going, too,"
says Waldeck. "Me too, me too," say the others. "We'll have to rent our own plane,
" I say. "Our own plane," says Ti Bernard. "Can we sleep in it?" "Will we have to ...
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"In Tokio." Tokio is the bidonville across the street from the church. "The
Macoutes dechouked it," says Ayiti. Aristide bought the boys' Tokio house, a
former voodoo peristyle, or temple, from a voodoo priest who had connections to
the Tontons ...
"In Tokio." Tokio is the bidonville across the street from the church. "The
Macoutes dechouked it," says Ayiti. Aristide bought the boys' Tokio house, a
former voodoo peristyle, or temple, from a voodoo priest who had connections to
the Tontons ...
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| Title | The rainy season: Haiti since Duvalier |
| Author | Amy Wilentz |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1989 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 0671641867, 9780671641863 |
| Length | 427 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / General Political Science / General Social Science / Sociology / General |
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