READING LIST ON HAITIAN LIFE AND HISTORY
(Alphabetical by author)
FACTUAL:
- Abbott, Elizabeth. Haiti: The Duvaliers and Their
Legacy. McGaw-Hill, 1988.
- Aristide, Jean-Bertrand. In the Parish of
the Poor: Writings from Haiti by Jean-Bertrand
Aristide. Orbis Books, December, 1990.
(Good reading. Has been used to provoke discussion on
issues of social justice and morality.)
- Aristide, Jean-Bertrand. Eyes of the Heart:
Seeking a Path for the Poor in the Age of
Globalization. Common Courage Press, 2000.
(Stories of the victimization of the poor of Haiti.)
- Bell, Beverly, and Danticat, Edwidge. Walking on
Fire: Haitian Women's Stories of Survival and Resistance. Cornell University Press, 2001.
(Thirty-eight Haitian women tell about their lives during
and after the coup against Aristide.)
- Farmer, Paul. The Uses of Haiti. Common Courage
Press, 2003.
(History, American policy,
and medical practice in rural Haiti.)
- Farmer, Paul. AIDS and Accusations: Haiti and the
Geography of Blame. University of
California Press, 1993.
(Impact of AIDS and comparison of health
systems.)
- Gold, Herbert. Haiti: Best Nightmare on Earth..
Transaction Publisher, 2001.
- Kidder, Tracy. Mountains Beyond Mountains.. Random House, NY 2003 (The quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a man who would cure the world.) Review this book.
- Lapierre, Dominique. The City of Joy. Publisher Warner Books, Reissue 1990.(Love, heroism, and hope in the India of Mother Teresa.)
- Wilentz, Amy. The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier.
Touchstone Books, 1990.
HAITIAN CREOLE:
- Turnbull, Wally R. Creole Made Easy. Mountain
Maid Self Help Project, 2000
(Simple introduction
to Haitian Creole for English speaking people. Dictionary.)
- Hatian Creole Pocket Medical Translator, Publication of International Medical Volunteers Association,
P.O. Box 205, Woodville, MA 02184-0205(508)435-7377
(Medical terms and history questions)
NOVELS:
- Danticat, Edwidge. Breath, Eyes, and Memory.
Random House Trade Paperback, 1998.(Story of a young Haitian
girl who moves to America.)
- Danticat, Edwidge. Krik? Krak! Random House
Trade Paperback, Reprinted1995.
(Vignettes of lives
of Haitians.)
- Danticat, Edwidge. The Farming of Bones: A Novel.
Penguin Books, 1998.
(The life of a Haitian
female servant in Dominican Republic.)
- Romain, Jacques. Masters of the Dew. Heinemann,
1978.
(A story of drought
and survival.)
- Greene, Graham. The Comedians. Penguin, U.S.A.,
Reissue 1991.
(Classic. Chilling and prophetic story of life in Haiti
under Papa Doc and the Tonton Macoutes.)
- Wilson, Edmund. Red, Black, Blond, and Olive.
Oxford University Press, 1956.