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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... Aubie sufficient reasons for the absence of fun . The Oloffson's staff of cooks , waiters , and servants labored for ghosts and shadows , but the Oloffson had more clients than the other hotels . To counter the bad repute spread by ill ...
... Aubie sufficient reasons for the absence of fun . The Oloffson's staff of cooks , waiters , and servants labored for ghosts and shadows , but the Oloffson had more clients than the other hotels . To counter the bad repute spread by ill ...
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... Aubie ! " A few months later , I received a telephone call from Aubie , back at the lazy Susan serving table of the regime . He was calling from Port- au - Prince in an official capacity . Again the powers at the top were considering me ...
... Aubie ! " A few months later , I received a telephone call from Aubie , back at the lazy Susan serving table of the regime . He was calling from Port- au - Prince in an official capacity . Again the powers at the top were considering me ...
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... Aubie knew everyone . As the years went by , he was still the model for the character of Petitpierre in The Comedians . When he grew excited , his savvy English reverted to an earlier stage of fluency . The showings of the long - banned ...
... Aubie knew everyone . As the years went by , he was still the model for the character of Petitpierre in The Comedians . When he grew excited , his savvy English reverted to an earlier stage of fluency . The showings of the long - banned ...
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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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