The Farming of Bones

Danticat, Edwidge

ISBN 10: 0349111642 / ISBN 13: 9780349111643

Published by Abacus, London, 1999

About this Item

This copy has been SIGNED on the title page by Edwidge Danticat! The very talented and popular author's recent novel. She was also a "Granta 20" author and her first collection of stories "Krik? Krak!" was nominated for a National Book Award. Well reviewed, the New York Times Book Review has said "Extraordinarily ambitious.extraordinarily successful.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Farming of Bones
• Publisher: Abacus, London
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0349111642
• ISBN 13: 9780349111643
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First U.K. Edition/First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Wraps
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Book Type: Trade Paperback Original
• Seller catalogs:
  • African-American Author
  • Modern First Editions
  • Caribbean Author
  • Granta Winner

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Synopsis

It is 1937, and Amabelle Desir is a young Haitian woman working as a maid for a wealthy family in the Dominican Republic, across the border from her homeland. The Republic, under the iron rule of the Generalissimo, treats the Haitians as second-class citizens, and although Amabelle feels a strong sense of loyalty to her employers, especially since her own parents drowned crossing the river from Haiti, racial tensions are heightened when Amabelle's boss accidentally kills a Haitian in a car accident. The accident is a catalyst for a systematic round-up of Haitians, ostensibly for repatriation but in fact a prelude to slaughter. Amabelle, caught up in the chaos and confusion, returns to Haiti after much hardship to make a new life, but is for years uncertain of the fate of her lover, Sebastian, and haunted by a nagging sense of guilt.

A powerful, fiercely economical and deceptively moving work, blending historical accuracy with lyrical brilliance.

About the Author

Edwidge Danticat is the author of a novel, BREATH, EYES, MEMORY, and a collection of interlinked stories, KRIK? KRAK!, which was shortlisted for the National Book Award in the US. She was also one of GRANTA's Best Young American Novelists.