Krik? Krak!

221 pages

English language

Published Dec. 28, 2015

ISBN:
978-1-61695-700-1
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OCLC Number:
910294069

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When Haitians tell a story, they say "Krik?" and the eager listeners answer "Krak!" In Krik? Krak!, Edwidge Danticat establishes herself as the latest heir to that narrative tradition with ten stories that encompass both the cruelties and the high ideals of Haitian life. Examining the lives of ordinary Haitians, particularly those struggling to survive under the brutal Duvalier regime, Danticat illuminates the distance between people's desires and the stifling reality of their lives.

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Subjects

  • Repression (Psychology)
  • Loss (Psychology)
  • Struggle
  • Haitian Americans
  • Women
  • Girls
  • Fiction

Places

  • Haiti