Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in HaitiSimon & Schuster, 1992 - 303 pages A kaleidoscopic memoir of a 35-year love affair with mysterious, exotic Haiti. The dialogue the author conducts with this beleaguered island is rich with surprising revelations and startling juxtapositions. "The best all-encompassing explanation of this . . . tragic island country that I have read".--Digby Diehl, Playboy. |
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... eyes . As they come down , wings hissing , they seek to jump over each other , driving the spurs back behind . Blood and feathers give them ideas . Suddenly the idea of murder floods these capsule heads with their bright silvery beaks ...
... eyes . As they come down , wings hissing , they seek to jump over each other , driving the spurs back behind . Blood and feathers give them ideas . Suddenly the idea of murder floods these capsule heads with their bright silvery beaks ...
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... eyes with his sleeve and raising his hands : " Listen , you ! " ( A hush comes over the huddle of men . ) “ Listen , let me tell what has just happened to me , otherwise you will not know . I came with my cock in a sack to win lots of ...
... eyes with his sleeve and raising his hands : " Listen , you ! " ( A hush comes over the huddle of men . ) “ Listen , let me tell what has just happened to me , otherwise you will not know . I came with my cock in a sack to win lots of ...
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... eye injuries . A coffee dealer was beaten and spent several weeks in jail for " seditious talk . " He was ... eyes when we separated . When I said goodbye to our hostess , she shrugged , recognizing that the occasion was both ...
... eye injuries . A coffee dealer was beaten and spent several weeks in jail for " seditious talk . " He was ... eyes when we separated . When I said goodbye to our hostess , she shrugged , recognizing that the occasion was both ...
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Chapter Three LoupgarousWerewolvesHobgoblins | 37 |
Chapter Four The Renaissance of the Fifties | 51 |
Chapter Five Combat de Coqs | 69 |
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