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 94
Wrapped in plastic against the rain, standing pressed against a stone retaining
wall, the figure seemed to shine. The little light left, almost red from the invisible
sunset, made his plastic wrappings glitter. Above his head, the reddish light was
...
Wrapped in plastic against the rain, standing pressed against a stone retaining
wall, the figure seemed to shine. The little light left, almost red from the invisible
sunset, made his plastic wrappings glitter. Above his head, the reddish light was
...
Page 227
Perhaps the rain would protect them. Fifteen minutes after the five cars with the
priests, nuns and other invited lay people had gone, some friends from Port-au-
Prince arrived at the Pont-Sonde residence and said that they had just come ...
Perhaps the rain would protect them. Fifteen minutes after the five cars with the
priests, nuns and other invited lay people had gone, some friends from Port-au-
Prince arrived at the Pont-Sonde residence and said that they had just come ...
Page 265
"We had five rains before the harvest in my day, or more," said one white-haired
farmer sitting out in front of a pink borlette, his machete at his side, as a white sun
went down behind the main street's houses. "Now sometimes we have to wait ...
"We had five rains before the harvest in my day, or more," said one white-haired
farmer sitting out in front of a pink borlette, his machete at his side, as a white sun
went down behind the main street's houses. "Now sometimes we have to wait ...
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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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