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Lavil : life, love, and death in Port-au-Prince
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'Seven years after the deadliest earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere struck Haiti, the island nation remains in crisis, all but ignored by the international community. At the center...
'Seven years after the deadliest earthquake in the history of the Western Hemisphere struck Haiti, the island nation remains in crisis, all but ignored by the international community. At the center of this crisis is Lavil{u2014}?The City? in Kreyol, as Port-au-Prince is known to Haitians{u2014}the cultural, political, and economic capital of Haiti and home to over 2.5 million resilient souls. This immersive and engrossing oral history collection gives voice to the continuing struggle of Haitian people to live, love and prosper while trying to rebuild their city and country after disasters both natural and man-made.' --
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- Creator
- edited by Peter Orner and Evan Lyon ; foreword by Edwidge Danticat
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- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso Books, the imprint of New Left Books, 2017
- ©2017
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- Physical Details
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- 336 pages : maps ; 21 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781784786823, 1784786829, 9781784786847, 9781784786830, 9781786633774, 1786633779
- OCLC
- ocn965922282
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Narratives translated from the Haitian Creole.
- Foreword By Edwidge Danticar, p.11 -- Introduction By Peter Orner And Evan Lyon, p.15 -- Executive Editor's Note By Mimi Lok, p.27 -- Maps, p.29 -- Marielene Lene, p.33 -- Edner Brice, p.39 -- Frantz Santil, p.45 -- Juslene Marie Innocent, p.61 -- Johnny Destanville And Denis Clermont, p.65 -- Lamothe Lormier, p.83 -- Alina, p.97 -- Bazile Bermante, p.103 -- Evans Desir, p.111 -- Mina And Eve, p.115 -- Adrienne Phatal, p.121 -- Taniajeudy, p.133 -- George Valentin Valeris, p.141 -- Fran, p.147 -- Benita Manda, p.151 -- Maritza, p.159 -- Louis Ellas Eza Us, p.161 -- Jocelyn, p.165 -- Charlot Jeudy, p.167 -- Johnny, p.175 -- Jean Carrasco, p.179 -- Jane Wynne, p.181 -- Gina And Lians, p.189 -- Denise Dorvil, p.197 -- Bonhomme Peterson, p.209 -- Christopher Deragon, p.215 -- Josil Junior, p.219 -- Djenane Saint-Juste, p.223 -- Patrice Florvilus, p.237 -- Taylor Mercita, p.251 -- Nadege Pierre, p.253 -- Pierre Yves Jovin, p.257 -- Snake, p.263 -- Jean Pierre Marseille, p.269 -- Introduction To The Appendices, p.289 -- I. Haitian Timeline, p.293 -- II. Glossary, p.309 -- III. Health And Justice After The Earthquake, p.317 -- IV. Port-Au-Prince Infrastructure, Pianning, And The Earthquake, p.327 -- V. Suggested Reading, p.331
Subjects
- Port-au-Prince (Haiti) -- Biography.
- Port-au-Prince (Haiti) -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
- Port-au-Prince (Haiti) -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.
- Haiti Earthquake, Haiti, 2010 -- Personal narratives.
- Interviews -- Haiti -- Port-au-Prince.
- Haiti -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
- Haiti -- Biography.