Tears of Hispaniola : Haitian and Dominican Diaspora Memory /

"The Tears of Hispaniola explores the ways in which Haitian and Dominican autobiography and fiction serve as public record - documenting violence, terror, memory, and human rights violations on the island of Hispaniola, home to two nations: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The book explores th...

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Weitere Titel:
Tears of Hispaniola
1. Verfasser:
Suárez, Lucía M.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2006.
Zusammenfassung:
"The Tears of Hispaniola explores the ways in which Haitian and Dominican autobiography and fiction serve as public record - documenting violence, terror, memory, and human rights violations on the island of Hispaniola, home to two nations: Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The book explores the works of four writers - Jean-Robert Cadest, Junot Diaz, Loida Maritza Perez, and Edwidge Danticat - all of whom were born on and subsequently left the island. The author concludes these writers use an autobiographical format as a means of coming to terms with and bringing attention to the larger injustices still occurring on the island."--Jacket.
Umfang:
1 online resource ( xiii, 223 pages)
Schlagworte:
Haitian literature.
Caribbean fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Haitian fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Dominican fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
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