After the Dance
A Walk Through Carnival in Jacmel, Haiti
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Word Count
40,000 words, Guess
Page Count
160 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveafterdancewalkth0000dant
- ISBN-100609609084
- ISBN-139780609609088
- Goodreads106216
- LibraryThing50768
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- Library of Congress Control Number2002024165
- OCLC Control Number49226319
- Open LibraryOL7585859M
Classifications
- LCCGT4226.J33 D35 2002
Description
"Edwidge Danticat had long been scared off from Carnival by a loved one, who spun tales of people dislocating hips from gyrating with too much abandon, losing their voices from singing too loudly, going deaf from the clamor of immense speakers, and being punched, stabbed, pummeled, or fondled by other lustful revelers. Now an adult, she resolves to return and exorcise her Carnival demons. She spends a week before Carnival in the area around Jacmel, exploring the rolling hills and lush forests and meeting the people who live and die in them. During her journeys she traces the heroic and tragic history of the island, from French colonists and Haitian revolutionaries to American invaders and home-grown dictators. Danticat also introduces us to many of the performers, artists, and organizers who re-create the myths and legends that bring the Carnival festivities to life."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
DURING CARNIVAL JACMEL is not a town or a city.
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