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Gold Winner of the 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the LGBTQ+ Fiction category
Vivid and poignant, Spirit of Haiti follows the intersecting lives of four young witnesses to military-ruled Haiti during the early 1990s. Léah, an apparition, rises from the sea like a siren one morning off the coast of Cap Haitien, clothes untouched by water, blue stones wrapped around her neck, eyes blind to light. Soon to be a mother, Carmen returns to Haiti from Canada as if responding to the call of the vodou spirits. Alexis flees the island in search of a land without strife. Finally, there is Philippe, who walks the northern hills alert to ancestral voices still haunting its peaks and valleys. Doing what he must to get by in the tourist trade and now weakened by illness, he struggles to maintain spiritual dignity and a hold on hope. First published in 2003 and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers First Book Prize in the Caribbean and Canada region, Spirit of Haiti is a novel about confronting the failings of the human heart and the triumph of memory over despair.
Editions of Spirit of Haiti
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781438495125
- PDF
- ISBN 9781438495118
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Gold Winner of the 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the LGBTQ+ Fiction category
Vivid and poignant, Spirit of Haiti follows the intersecting lives of four young witnesses to military-ruled Haiti during the early 1990s. Léah, an apparition, rises from the sea like a siren one morning off the coast of Cap Haitien, clothes untouched by water, blue stones wrapped around her neck, eyes blind to light. Soon to be a mother, Carmen returns to Haiti from Canada as if responding to the call of the vodou spirits. Alexis flees the island in search of a land without strife. Finally, there is Philippe, who walks the northern hills alert to ancestral voices still haunting its peaks and valleys. Doing what he must to get by in the tourist trade and now weakened by illness, he struggles to maintain spiritual dignity and a hold on hope. First published in 2003 and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers First Book Prize in the Caribbean and Canada region, Spirit of Haiti is a novel about confronting the failings of the human heart and the triumph of memory over despair.
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What is Spirit of Haiti about?
Gold Winner of the 2023 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award in the LGBTQ+ Fiction category
Vivid and poignant, Spirit of Haiti follows the intersecting lives of four young witnesses to military-ruled Haiti during the early 1990s. Léah, an apparition, rises from the sea like a siren one morning off the coast of Cap Haitien, clothes untouched by water, blue stones wrapped around her neck, eyes blind to light. Soon to be a mother, Carmen returns to Haiti from Canada as if responding to the call of the vodou spirits. Alexis flees the island in search of a land without strife. Finally, there is Philippe, who walks the northern hills alert to ancestral voices still haunting its peaks and valleys. Doing what he must to get by in the tourist trade and now weakened by illness, he struggles to maintain spiritual dignity and a hold on hope. First published in 2003 and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers First Book Prize in the Caribbean and Canada region, Spirit of Haiti is a novel about confronting the failings of the human heart and the triumph of memory over despair.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Spirit of Haiti?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Spirit of Haiti?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781438495125
How long is Spirit of Haiti and how many pages does it have?
Spirit of Haiti has 265 page(s)
Is Spirit of Haiti part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series, Afro-Latinx Futures
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Spirit of Haiti?
Myriam J. A. Chancy
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Spirit of Haiti is available as paperback(ISBN 9781438495125) and pdf(ISBN 9781438495118)
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