The Farming Of Bones

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The Farming of Bones

Editorial: soho_press

ISBN: 978-16-1695-349-2

ISBN sin guiones: 9781616953492

Tipo de cubierta: Softcover

Páginas: 336

Fecha de publicación: 2013-05-07

Idioma: inglés (Estados Unidos)

The Farming of Bones

Editorial: soho_press

ISBN: 978-15-6947-929-2

ISBN sin guiones: 9781569479292

Tipo de cubierta: Softcover

Páginas: 336

Fecha de publicación: 2003-07-01

Idioma: inglés (Estados Unidos)

The Farming Of Bones

Editorial: abacus

ISBN: 978-03-4911-163-6

ISBN sin guiones: 9780349111636

Tipo de cubierta: Softcover

Páginas: 1

Fecha de publicación: 2000-04-06

Idioma: inglés (Reino Unido)

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The Farming Of Bones

Edwidge Danticat

Primera publicación: 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.