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Very moving account of the 1937 massacre. The main chatacters are Pedro Brito, a Dominican and Adele Benjamin, a Haitian. They symbolize the union of the Haitian and Dominican people. Meanwhile, Trujillo's motivation for the mssacre is explained through his obsession with the Citadelle. His inability to possess it causes him to create the blancos de la tierra myth and eventually order the massacre. I know that may seem strange, but it works in this book.
I've taught this book several times now in my contemporary Haitian literature class. It works with the migration, love/sexuality and conflict themes. Other themes explored in the book are madness and workers' rights.
Teaching again this semester along with [b:The Farming of Bones|31115|The Farming of Bones|Edwidge Danticat|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347354314s/31115.jpg|2902] and [b:L'autre face de la mer|6616857|L'autre face de la mer|Louis-Philippe Dalembert|/assets/nocover/60x80.png|6810959]. I hate that this actually ties in to current events.
I've taught this book several times now in my contemporary Haitian literature class. It works with the migration, love/sexuality and conflict themes. Other themes explored in the book are madness and workers' rights.
Teaching again this semester along with [b:The Farming of Bones|31115|The Farming of Bones|Edwidge Danticat|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1347354314s/31115.jpg|2902] and [b:L'autre face de la mer|6616857|L'autre face de la mer|Louis-Philippe Dalembert|/assets/nocover/60x80.png|6810959]. I hate that this actually ties in to current events.
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