The Immaculate Invasion (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Bob Shacochis
- First Published: 1999
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 1994-1995
- Setting: Haiti
- Principal Characters: Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Bill Clinton, Raoul Cédras, Emmanuel “Toto” Constant, Lawrence Rockwood, David Meade, Jimmy Carter
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: War, Soldiers, 1990’s, Haiti or Haitians
- Locales: Haiti
Bob Shacochis is a professional writer who received the 1985 National Book Award for his collection of stories, Easy in the Islands: Stories. His first novel, Swimming in the Volcano, was a finalist for the National Book Award of 1993. An authentic child of the rebellious 1960’s, he examines social problems from a left-wing perspective, and he is highly critical of United States’ imperialism. He is also a passionate student of creative cooking, and his “Dining In” columns for GQ magazine, collected in Domesticity (1994), tell of the...
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