| The Farming of Bones Contributor(s): Danticat, Edwidge (Author) |
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ISBN: 1616953497 ISBN-13: 9781616953492 Publisher: Soho Press OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | African American - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98003655 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.70 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1949 - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - Caribbean & West Indies |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 79171 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 13.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is 1937 and Amabelle D sir, a young Haitian woman living in the Dominican Republic, has built herself a life as the servant and companion of the wife of a wealthy colonel. She and Sebastien, a cane worker, are deeply in love and plan to marry. But Amabelle's world collapses when a wave of genocidal violence, driven by Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo, leads to the slaughter of Haitian workers. Amabelle and Sebastien are separated, and she desperately flees the tide of violence for a Haiti she barely remembers. Already acknowledged as a classic, this harrowing story of love and survival--from one of the most important voices of her generation--is an unforgettable memorial to the victims of the Parsley Massacre and a testimony to the power of human memory. |