Caribbean
Haiti
Post-colonial
French
Fiction
Manuel returns to Haiti after years in Cuba and attempts to bring water — and reconciliation — to his drought-stricken village divided by a blood feud. A lyrical socialist novel rooted in Vodou and peasant life.
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The most celebrated Haitian novel; a masterwork of Caribbean literature combining political vision with lyrical prose
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editorial-summarynot primary textManuel returns to Haiti after years in Cuba and attempts to bring water — and reconciliation — to his drought-stricken village divided by a blood feud. A lyrical socialist novel rooted in Vodou and peasant life. The most celebrated Haitian novel; a masterwork of Caribbean literature combining political vision with lyrical prose
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