Massacre River
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9780811217255
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In 1937 the power-mad racist Generalissimo Trujillo ordered the slaughter of thousands and thousands of Haitians--and, as Philoctete puts it, death set up shop everywhere. At the heart of Massacre River is the loving marriage of the Dominican Pedro and the Haitian Adele in a little town on the Dominican border. On his way to work, Pedro worries that a massacre is in the making; an olive-drab truck packed with armed soldiers rumbles by. And then the church bells begin to ring, and there is the relentless voice on the radio everywhere, urging the slaughter of all the Haitians. Operation Cabezas Haitianas (Haitian Heads) is underway, the soldiers shout, "Perejil! [Parsley!] Perish! Punish!" Haitians try to pronounce "perejil" correctly, but fail, and weep. The town is in an uproar, Adele is ordered to say "perejil" but stammers. And Pedro runs home and searches for his beloved wife, searches and searches... "The characters of this book not only inspired the love and outrage of an extraordinary writer like Philoctete," writes Edwidge Danticat, "but continue to challenge the meaning of community and humanity in all of us."
| ISBN-13 | 9780811217255 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0811217256 |
| Weight | 0.51 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 5.00 x 0.70 x 7.00 In |
| List Price | $16.95 |
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 240 pages |
| Publisher | New Directions |
| Published On | 2008-05-17 |
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