Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in HaitiPrentice Hall Press, 1991 - 303 pages Beautiful, bizarre, dangerous, exotic; a Garden of Eden fallen into disrepair. This is Herbert Gold's Haiti. In this impassioned memoir, he reflects on the country's history and folklore, its people and politics, capturing the essence of this land where tragedy is the music to which the people dance. |
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... Haitian counterpart in the cultural affairs office of the Haitian state department . During the rest of my year and a half as a silenced lecturer , he and I exchanged formal dinners and perspectives on the great world . It was not bad ...
... Haitian counterpart in the cultural affairs office of the Haitian state department . During the rest of my year and a half as a silenced lecturer , he and I exchanged formal dinners and perspectives on the great world . It was not bad ...
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... Haitian painting might have been lost . The cathedral murals marked a crucial step in the evolution of the artists . The project gave them both freedom and responsibility for a sustained personal effort . Duffaut placed a religious ...
... Haitian painting might have been lost . The cathedral murals marked a crucial step in the evolution of the artists . The project gave them both freedom and responsibility for a sustained personal effort . Duffaut placed a religious ...
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... Haitian prosperity - generals in Eisenhower jackets tailored in Jamaica , much aid from elsewhere - it seemed odd to ... Haitian labor . He planned to ship them to Florida . He would get rich on delicious little year - round ...
... Haitian prosperity - generals in Eisenhower jackets tailored in Jamaica , much aid from elsewhere - it seemed odd to ... Haitian labor . He planned to ship them to Florida . He would get rich on delicious little year - round ...
Table des matières
Chapter Three LoupgarousWerewolvesHobgoblins | 37 |
Chapter Four The Renaissance of the Fifties | 51 |
Chapter Five Combat de Coqs | 69 |
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