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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Page 16
The village voodoo priest was at a loss to interpret the packages . He had a
dream in which he built a new house out of the blocks , a great white structure
bigger than the church in town . The next day at the lottery , or borlette , he bet ten
...
The village voodoo priest was at a loss to interpret the packages . He had a
dream in which he built a new house out of the blocks , a great white structure
bigger than the church in town . The next day at the lottery , or borlette , he bet ten
...
Page 116
Watching the circle of people from a few yards away , you wouldn ' t know that the
priest is at its center ; you have to push through to see him . A young man
saunters forward and through the crowd , nudging the girl and her mother away .
Watching the circle of people from a few yards away , you wouldn ' t know that the
priest is at its center ; you have to push through to see him . A young man
saunters forward and through the crowd , nudging the girl and her mother away .
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But , brother , we are just four priests , ” Smarth said to him . The man lowered his
machete , but another in the crowd hurled a large rock at Smarth , hitting him just
below the hip . The priest let out a deep moan . " Who is that in the back ?
But , brother , we are just four priests , ” Smarth said to him . The man lowered his
machete , but another in the crowd hurled a large rock at Smarth , hitting him just
below the hip . The priest let out a deep moan . " Who is that in the back ?
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| Title | The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier A Touchstone Book |
| 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 |
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