The farming of bones : a novel
(Book)
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Published
New York, NY : Soho Press, [1998].
ISBN
1569471266, 9781569471265, 0140280499, 9780140280494
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 22 cm
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Barrington - Fiction (Main Level) | DAN | On Shelf | |
Bristol (Rogers Free) - Adult Fiction | Fic DAN | On Shelf | |
Burrillville (Jesse Smith) - Adult Fiction | Dan | On Shelf | |
Cross Mills - Adult Fiction | Danticat | On Shelf | |
Cumberland - Adult Fiction (2nd Floor) | F/DAN | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : Soho Press, [1998].
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
1569471266, 9781569471265, 0140280499, 9780140280494
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 6, 13 Points
Level 6, 13 Points
Notes
Description
A novel on a massacre of Haitian immigrants in the Dominican Republic of the 1930s. The protagonists are two Haitian lovers, a sugarcane cutter and a maid. Twenty thousand people died in a government-led campaign of ethnic cleansing. By the author of Breath, Eyes, Memory. The young Haitian National Book Award nominee tells an epic tale of the 1937 tragedy at the border between Haiti & the Dominican Republic. An emotion-charged historical novel about the people of Haiti & the Dominican Republic in which Amabelle, an aging Haitian woman, recalls the the terrible massacre of 1937 & what happened to her & the man she loved. From the acclaimed author of "Krik? Krak!". 1937: On the Dominican side of the Haiti border, Amabelle, a maid to the young wife of an army colonel falls in love with sugarcane cutter Sebastien. She longs to become his wife and walk into their future. Instead, terror unfolds them. But the story does not end here: it begins.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Dominican Republic -- Fiction.
Dominican-Haitian Conflict, 1937 -- Fiction.
Genocide -- Fiction.
Haiti -- Fiction.
Haitians -- Dominican Republic -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Massacres -- Fiction.
Plantation life -- Fiction.
Refugees -- Fiction.
Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leónidas, -- 1891-1961 -- Fiction.
Women household employees -- Fiction.
Dominican-Haitian Conflict, 1937 -- Fiction.
Genocide -- Fiction.
Haiti -- Fiction.
Haitians -- Dominican Republic -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Massacres -- Fiction.
Plantation life -- Fiction.
Refugees -- Fiction.
Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leónidas, -- 1891-1961 -- Fiction.
Women household employees -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Danticat, E. (1998). The farming of bones: a novel . Soho Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-. 1998. The Farming of Bones: A Novel. Soho Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-. The Farming of Bones: A Novel Soho Press, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Danticat, Edwidge. The Farming of Bones: A Novel Soho Press, 1998.
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