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Author:

Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-

Title:

Krik? Krak! / Edwidge Danticat.

Edition:

1st Vintage contemporaries ed.

Publisher:

Vintage Books,

Copyright Date:

1996

Description:

224 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Haiti--Fiction.
Haitian Americans--Fiction.
Women--Fiction.
Girls--Fiction.

Contents:

9. Epilogue : Women like us. 2. Nineteen thirty-seven -- 3. A wall of fire rising -- 4. Night women -- 5. Between the pool and the gardenias -- 6. The missing peace -- 7. Seeing things simply -- 8. New York day women -- 9. Caroline's wedding -- Epilogue : Women like us.

Summary:

When Haitians tell a story, they say "Krik?" and the eager listeners answer "Krak!" In Krik? Krak! In her second novel, Edwidge Danticat establishes herself as the latest heir to that narrative tradition with nine stories that encompass both the cruelties and the high ideals of Haitian life. They tell of women who continue loving behind prison walls and in the face of unfathomable loss; of a people who resist the brutality of their rulers through the powers of imagination. The result is a collection that outrages, saddens, and transports the reader with its sheer beauty.

Series:

Vintage contemporaries

ISBN:

9780679766575
067976657X

LCCN:

95043449

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

RUPC135 -- Manson Public Library (Manson)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

PDPB546 -- What Cheer Library (What Cheer)