The Farming Of Bones

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The Farming of Bones

Wydawnictwo: soho_press

ISBN: 978-16-1695-349-2

ISBN bez myślników: 9781616953492

Typ okładki: Softcover

Liczba stron: 336

Data wydania: 2013-05-07

Język: angielski (Stany Zjednoczone)

The Farming of Bones

Wydawnictwo: soho_press

ISBN: 978-15-6947-929-2

ISBN bez myślników: 9781569479292

Typ okładki: Softcover

Liczba stron: 336

Data wydania: 2003-07-01

Język: angielski (Stany Zjednoczone)

The Farming Of Bones

Wydawnictwo: abacus

ISBN: 978-03-4911-163-6

ISBN bez myślników: 9780349111636

Typ okładki: Softcover

Liczba stron: 1

Data wydania: 2000-04-06

Język: angielski (Wielka Brytania)

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The Farming Of Bones

Edwidge Danticat

Pierwsze wydanie: 2000-04-06

It is 1937, and Amabelle Desir is a young Haitian woman working as a maid for a wealthy family in the Dominican Republic, across the border from her homeland. The Republic, under the iron rule of the Generalissimo, treats the Haitians as second-class citizens, and although Amabelle feels a strong sense of loyalty to her employers, especially since her own parents drowned crossing the river from Haiti, racial tensions are heightened when Amabelle's boss accidentally kills a Haitian in a car accident. The accident is a catalyst for a systematic round-up of Haitians, ostensibly for repatriation but in fact a prelude to slaughter. Amabelle, caught up in the chaos and confusion, returns to Haiti after much hardship to make a new life, but is for years uncertain of the fate of her lover, Sebastian, and haunted by a nagging sense of guilt. A powerful, fiercely economical and deceptively moving work, blending historical accuracy with lyrical brilliance.