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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Playing dirty Playing dirty Kiki Swinson Playing dirty is a skill that Yoshi Lomax has perfected. By bribing cops and officials, sleeping with her boss, and convincing her friend in the DEA to make evidence disappear, Yoshi has become a top… OL17189851W
La isla bajo el mar La isla bajo el mar Isabel Allende Born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue, Zarité -- known as Tété -- is the daughter of an African mother she never knew and one of the white sailors who brought her into bondage. Though her chil… OL1905293W
American Street American Street Ibi Aanu Zoboi On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie—the good life. But after leaving Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola’s mother is detained by U… OL19671639W
Race, Gender, and Citizenship in the African Diaspora Race, Gender, and Citizenship in the African Diaspora Manoucheka Celeste With the exception of slave narratives, there are few stories of black international migration in U.S. news and popular culture. This book is interested in stratified immigrant experiences, diverse b… OL21281204W
Comment faire l'amour avec un Nègre sans se fatiguer Comment faire l'amour avec un Nègre sans se fatiguer Dany Laferrière "Première œuvre d'un jeune auteur d'origine haïtienne, Comment faire l'amour avec un Nègre sans se fatiguer est toujours d'actualité bien des années après sa parution. Depuis, le roman est devenu un … OL22133539W
The return The return Dany Laferriere After his father dies, Haitian-born Dany leaves Montreal in order to return his father's body to Baraderes, the village in Haiti where he was born. OL24295485W
Massacre River Massacre River Rene Philoctete Haitian poet Philoctete's novel paints a graphic picture of the 1937 slaughter of thousands of Haitians during the reign of the Dominican dictator Generalissimo Trujillo. In chapters that alternate a… OL8483537W