The Rainy Season: Haiti Since DuvalierThis welcome interpretation of Haiti provides many insights into a country that few North Americans understand. Wilentz, a journalist, captures the complex cultural ambience and mystery of domestic politics with a penetrating eye and powerful description. Covering the years 1986-89, Wilentz analyzes political developments, centering her interpretations on the activities of a radical priest, interspersed with individual Haitian portraits and personal incidents. The flavor of Haiti is superbly conveyed, as are some unsavory aspects of the role of the press, the Catholic Church, and the U.S. embassy, but Wilentz's narrative is often unclear and her objectivity flawed. For academic and large public libraries.-- Roderic A. Camp, Central Coll., Pella, Ia . -Library Journal. |
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Page 58
... Mimette , " she said to one of her daughters who had brought in the water . " Help the blan find a Pepsi , over at Bòs Jean - Jacques's . " Mimette picked up her cellophane kite and took me by the hand , pulling . We walked a little way ...
... Mimette , " she said to one of her daughters who had brought in the water . " Help the blan find a Pepsi , over at Bòs Jean - Jacques's . " Mimette picked up her cellophane kite and took me by the hand , pulling . We walked a little way ...
Page 59
... Mimette took my hand . We wandered back to the courtyard , where the smell of the cooking meat was beginning to cover up the stench of the rotting oranges . When she thought I wasn't looking , Mimette handed Marie - Hélène the dollar ...
... Mimette took my hand . We wandered back to the courtyard , where the smell of the cooking meat was beginning to cover up the stench of the rotting oranges . When she thought I wasn't looking , Mimette handed Marie - Hélène the dollar ...
Page 92
... Mimette's mother , Marie - Hélène , will place a cheap bet , maybe a quarter , at the table outside Jean - Jacques's place . His bor- lette is called Mon Rêve . My Dream . " If you love me , " Mimette once said as she sat mending her ...
... Mimette's mother , Marie - Hélène , will place a cheap bet , maybe a quarter , at the table outside Jean - Jacques's place . His bor- lette is called Mon Rêve . My Dream . " If you love me , " Mimette once said as she sat mending her ...
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