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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... Monsieur G. , who was in the business of cultivating , training , and exporting comely lads . The best time for our visit , Jacques decided , was during Monsieur G.'s regular Friday evening salon . I arranged for my daughter , Nina , to ...
... Monsieur G. , who was in the business of cultivating , training , and exporting comely lads . The best time for our visit , Jacques decided , was during Monsieur G.'s regular Friday evening salon . I arranged for my daughter , Nina , to ...
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... Monsieur G. , in the Martissant district of Port - au- Prince , was sealed against harbor breezes , unlike most Haitian elite dwellings , and equipped with an electrical generator , stereos , speakers , rugs , a samovar on an inlay ...
... Monsieur G. , in the Martissant district of Port - au- Prince , was sealed against harbor breezes , unlike most Haitian elite dwellings , and equipped with an electrical generator , stereos , speakers , rugs , a samovar on an inlay ...
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... Monsieur Herard , with a deep chuckle . His wife and sons gathered to gaze over his shoulder . There was silence . Jean - Bernard , whose mother is Haitian , asked : " Why the cock , why the feathers , why were they wearing red ...
... Monsieur Herard , with a deep chuckle . His wife and sons gathered to gaze over his shoulder . There was silence . Jean - Bernard , whose mother is Haitian , asked : " Why the cock , why the feathers , why were they wearing red ...
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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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