A Critical Edition of Haitian Writer Roger Dorsinville's Memoirs of Haiti

by Roger Dorsinville, Roger Dorsinville (Translator)

In Memoirs of Haiti Roger Dorsinville (1911-1992) uses a first person narrative style that hearkens back to the African oral tradition to presents his eyewitness account of 20th-century Haitian history. Following the translated text, several contributions from scholars analyze the memoirs from a variety of literary perspectives. Editor and translator Max Dorsinville (English, McGill U.) is Roger Dorsinville's nephew. The volume does not contain a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR

322 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2002