Haiti Noir 2, The Classics

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 literature—both short stories and excerpts from longer works—and 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.

ContentsIntroduction by Edwidge DanticatPART I: HUNTED/HAUNTEDPraisesong for Port-au-PrinceDANIELLE LEGROSS GEORGESPort-au-Prince, 1999Preface to the Life of a BureaucratJACQUES ROUMAINBolosse, 1930A Strange StoryIDA FAUBERTTurgeau, 1959The Enchanted Second LieutenantJACQUES-STEPHEN ALEXISBassins-Coquilleaux, 1960A White House with Pink Curtains in the Downstairs WindowsJAN J. DOMINIQUEKenscoff, 1996OrescaPAULETTE POUJOL ORIOLSource Diquini, 2001Children of Heroes (excerpt)LYONEL TROUILLOTPlace des Héros, 2002PART II: SEDUCEDRemember One DayEMMELIE PROPHÈTEBoulevard Jean-Jacques Dessalines, 1999Rêve HaitienBEN FOUNTAINPacot, 2000Heading SouthDANY LAFERRIÈREKaliko Beach, 2006Three Letters You Will Never ReadGEORGES ANGLADEQuina, 2006The Port-au-Prince Marriage SpecialEDWIDGE DANTICATDelmas, 2008True LifeMICHÈLE VOLTAIRE MARCELINRue des Miracles, 2008PART III: LOSING MY WAYI Just Lost My WayÈZILI DANTÒAnba Dlo, Lan Ginen, 1997The MissionMARIE-HÉLÈNE LAFORESTBonair, 2002Barbancourt Blues (excerpt)NICK STONEPétionville Square, 2007Dame MarieMARILÈNE PHIPPS-KETTLEWELLDame Marie, 2007Surrender (excerpt)MYRIAM J.A. CHANCYPort-au-Prince Central Prison, 2010Things I Know About Fairy TalesROXANE GAYCité Soleil, 2011About the Contributors