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The Rainy Season

by Amy Wilentz · 1989

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In the tradition of Joan Didion and Paul Theroux, this highly acclaimed writer/reporter offers a vivid portrait of today's Haiti—where during the day the streets are filled with bustling markets while at night they are filled with gunfire.

Subject
historytravel
Themes
disasterhistory
Setting
20th centuryCaribbeanHaiti
Audience
adult
Length
long · 432 pages

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