| After the Dance: A Walk Through Carnival in Jacmel, Haiti (Updated) Contributor(s): Danticat, Edwidge (Author) |
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ISBN: 1101872918 ISBN-13: 9781101872918 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Caribbean & West Indies - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 394.250 |
| Series: Vintage Departures |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.4 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 75115 Reading Level: 7.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As a child, acclaimed author Edwidge Danticat was terrified by Carnival festivities - until 2002, when she returned home to Haiti determined to understand the lure of this famed event. Here she chronicles her journey to the coastal town of Jacmel, where she met with the performers, artists, and organizers who re-create the myths and legends that bring the festival to life. In the process, Danticat traces the heroic and tragic history of the island, from French colonists and Haitian revolutionaries to American invaders and home-grown dictators. Part travelogue, part memoir, part historical analysis, this is the deeply personal story of a writer rediscovering her country, along with a part of herself--and a wonderful introduction to Haiti's southern coast and to the beauty and passions of Carnival. |