Haiti Noir 2 - The Classics

Edwidge Danticat's short story from Haiti Noir 2: The Classics, ",The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special,", was included in Ms. Magazine's Fall 2013 issue.",A worthy sequel that skillfully uses a popular genre to help us better understand an often frustratingly complex and indecipherable society.",--Miami Herald",There is danger and regret and fear in these stories, as characters try to negotiate a complex and often confounding land.",--Miami Herald, Feature on Haiti Noir 2 Miami launch",This is a great collection of stories set in Haiti.",--Book NerdPraise for the original Haiti Noir:",Danticat has succeeded in assembling a group portrait of Haitian culture and resilience that is cause for celebration.",--Publishers Weekly",This anthology will give American readers a complex and nuanced portrait of the real Haiti not seen on the evening news and introduce them to some original and wonderful writers.",--Library Journal",While the publisher defines the term 'noir' broadlyrequiring sinister tales or crime stories that evoke a strong sense of place and do not have happy endingsthe Haiti book offers its own spin with plenty of grisly crime, dire poverty, and references to magic and religion. There is also some tenderness.",--New York TimesClassic stories by: Danielle Legros Georges, Jacques Roumain, Ida Faubert, Jacques-Stephen Alexis, Jan J. Dominique, Paulette Poujol Oriol, Lyonel Trouillot, Emmelie Prophte, Ben Fountain, Dany Laferrire, Georges Anglade, Edwidge Danticat, Michle Voltaire Marcelin, zili Dant, Marie-Hlne Laforest, Nick Stone, Marilne Phipps-Kettlewell, Myriam J.A. Chancey, and Roxane Gay.The original best-selling Haiti Noir comprised all-new stories by today's best Haitian authors. This new volume collects the true classics of Haitian literatureboth short stories and excerpts from longer worksand will be an integral piece of understanding how Haitian culture has evolved over the past fifty years. Editor Edwidge Danticat, one of the most respected Haitian writers, has a well-deserved sterling reputation, and here she follows on the success of the original first volume.