Dec 16, 2009

The Farming of Bones | What Do I Read Next?

Danticat's Krik? Krak! is a collection of short stories set in Haiti. The title comes from a traditional Haitian custom of listeners asking ‘‘Krik?’’ before a story is told. The teller answers ‘‘Krak’’ and begins the tale.
Breath, Eyes, Memory, also by Danticat, tells the story of a twelve-year-old Haitian girl, raised by an aunt, who comes to the United States and is reunited with her mother for the first time since infancy.
Trujillo: The Death of the Dictator, by Bernard...