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Aunt Résia and the Spirits and Other Stories

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by Yanick Lahens
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Availability:In StockContributor:Yanick Lahens, Betty Wilson (Translator), Edwidge Danticat (Foreword by)Series:Caraf BooksPublish date:2010-02-04Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Virginia PressISBN-13:9780813929019ISBN-10:813929016UPC:9780813929019Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author)Size:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCMPBCS4SA

Aunt Résia and the Spirits and Other Stories

The Haiti of Yanick Lahens's path-breaking short fiction is a country demanding our compassion as it reveals to us its horrors. For decades among the forefront of Haitian writers, Lahens has embarked on a renewal of the genre of short stories that she inherited from Caribbean--and especially Haitian--traditions. Through her elliptical and sharp style she succeeds in conveying the authenticity of...

Series: Caraf Books
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Virginia PressISBN-13:9780813929019ISBN-10:813929016UPC:9780813929019Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Short Stories (single author)Size:8.40 x 5.40 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.6504Product ID:SCMPBCS4SA

In addition to her short fiction, Yanick Lahens has published two novels, Dans la maison du père and La couleur de l'aube, as well as numerous essays on literature and politics. Betty Wilson teaches in the Department of Literatures in English at the University of the West Indies, Mona. Edwidge Danticat is the author of several acclaimed works of fiction, including Breath, Eyes, Memory....

Publisher: University of Virginia Press

Contributor(s)

Yanick Lahens, Betty Wilson (Translator), Edwidge Danticat (Foreword by)

Author

Yanick Lahens

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