Título:
The dew breaker
Autor personal:
GVPL_EDITION:
First Vintage Contemporaries edition.
PUBDATE:
2005
2004
GVPL_PUBLICATION_INFO:
New York : Vintage Books, a division of Random House Inc., 2005.
©2004
Descripción física:
244 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781400034291
Síntesis:
A novel consisting of interconnected stories which center on the life then and now of a Haitian American who was once a torturer (dew breaker) for the Duvalier regime in 1960s Haiti. Story depicts the compromises we often make in order to move beyond the most intimate brushes with history.
Nota general:
Originally published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
Contenido:
The book of the dead -- Seven -- Water child -- The book of miracles -- Night talkers -- The bridal seamstress -- Monkey tails -- The funeral singer -- The dew breaker.
LANGUAGE:
Inglés
