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Heading South by Laferriere, Dany

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Condition
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ...
Binding
Paperback
Weight
0 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9781553654834
Book Title
Heading South : a Novel
Publisher
Douglas AND Mcintyre (2013) LTD.
Item Length
8 in
Publication Year
2010
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.6 in
Author
Dany Laferrière
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Literary
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Width
5 in
Number of Pages
216 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Douglas AND Mcintyre (2013) LTD.
ISBN-10
1553654838
ISBN-13
9781553654834
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78677989

Product Key Features

Book Title
Heading South : a Novel
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Literary
Genre
Fiction
Author
Dany Laferrière
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Dany Laferriere is that very rare writer who can make you laugh out loud and also make your soul ache. His work is smart, edgy, and extremely sexy. Heading South is all of these things and more."--Edwidge Danticat, author of Breath, Eyes, Memory "Deftly presented, this evocation of a sultry, seamy island paradise serves as the literary counterpart of the joyous, funky music of Haiti and the paintings of its "naive" school of artists, who present exaggerated figures in a rough and brightly colored world" Library Journal "...a slim novel of poetic beauty and political hardball about his native Haiti from the Montreal-dwelling author whose How to Make Love to a Negro (1985) was a cult sensation"-- Elle Magazine "Laferrière's scintillating American debut recounts the sexual adventures of an eclectic cast of characters... In each storylike chapter, Laferrière reveals the workings of race, class, and colonialism in Haitian society and the manipulative sexual power that underlies it all." -- Publishers Weekly, Dany Laferriere is that very rare writer who can make you laugh out loud and also make your soul ache. His work is smart, edgy, and extremely sexy.Heading Southis all of these things and more."—Edwidge Danticat, author ofBreath, Eyes, Memory "...a slim novel of poetic beauty and political hardball about his native Haiti from the Montreal-dwelling author whose How to Make Love to a Negro (1985) was a cult sensation"-ElleMagazine "Laferrière's scintillating American debut recounts the sexual adventures of an eclectic cast of characters... In each storylike chapter, Laferrière reveals the workings of race, class, and colonialism in Haitian society and the manipulative sexual power that underlies it all." —Publishers Weekly, Dany Laferriere is that very rare writer who can make you laugh out loud and also make your soul ache. His work is smart, edgy, and extremely sexy. Heading South is all of these things and more."—Edwidge Danticat, author of Breath, Eyes, Memory "Deftly presented, this evocation of a sultry, seamy island paradise serves as the literary counterpart of the joyous, funky music of Haiti and the paintings of its "naive" school of artists, who present exaggerated figures in a rough and brightly colored world"- Library Journal "...a slim novel of poetic beauty and political hardball about his native Haiti from the Montreal-dwelling author whose How to Make Love to a Negro (1985) was a cult sensation"— Elle Magazine "Laferrière's scintillating American debut recounts the sexual adventures of an eclectic cast of characters... In each storylike chapter, Laferrière reveals the workings of race, class, and colonialism in Haitian society and the manipulative sexual power that underlies it all." — Publishers Weekly, "Dany Laferriere is that very rare writer who can make you laugh out loud and also make your soul ache. His work is smart, edgy, and extremely sexy.Heading Southis all of these things and more."Edwidge Danticat, author ofBreath, Eyes, Memory, "Dany Laferriere is that very rare writer who can make you laugh out loud and also make your soul ache. His work is smart, edgy, and extremely sexy. Heading South is all of these things and more."--Edwidge Danticat, author of Breath, Eyes, Memory "Deftly presented, this evocation of a sultry, seamy island paradise serves as the literary counterpart of the joyous, funky music of Haiti and the paintings of its "naive" school of artists, who present exaggerated figures in a rough and brightly colored world" Library Journal "...a slim novel of poetic beauty and political hardball about his native Haiti from the Montreal-dwelling author whose How to Make Love to a Negro (1985) was a cult sensation"-- Elle Magazine "Laferriere's scintillating American debut recounts the sexual adventures of an eclectic cast of characters... In each storylike chapter, Laferriere reveals the workings of race, class, and colonialism in Haitian society and the manipulative sexual power that underlies it all." -- Publishers Weekly, Dany Laferriere is that very rare writer who can make you laugh out loud and also make your soul ache. His work is smart, edgy, and extremely sexy.Heading Southis all of these things and more."—Edwidge Danticat, author ofBreath, Eyes, Memory "Deftly presented, this evocation of a sultry, seamy island paradise serves as the literary counterpart of the joyous, funky music of Haiti and the paintings of its "naive" school of artists, who present exaggerated figures in a rough and brightly colored world"-Library Journal "...a slim novel of poetic beauty and political hardball about his native Haiti from the Montreal-dwelling author whose How to Make Love to a Negro (1985) was a cult sensation"—ElleMagazine "Laferrière's scintillating American debut recounts the sexual adventures of an eclectic cast of characters... In each storylike chapter, Laferrière reveals the workings of race, class, and colonialism in Haitian society and the manipulative sexual power that underlies it all." —Publishers Weekly, "Dany Laferriere is that very rare writer who can make you laugh out loud and also make your soul ache. His work is smart, edgy, and extremely sexy. Heading South is all of these things and more."--Edwidge Danticat, author of Breath, Eyes, Memory "Deftly presented, this evocation of a sultry, seamy island paradise serves as the literary counterpart of the joyous, funky music of Haiti and the paintings of its "naive" school of artists, who present exaggerated figures in a rough and brightly colored world"- Library Journal "...a slim novel of poetic beauty and political hardball about his native Haiti from the Montreal-dwelling author whose How to Make Love to a Negro (1985) was a cult sensation"-- Elle Magazine "Laferrière's scintillating American debut recounts the sexual adventures of an eclectic cast of characters... In each storylike chapter, Laferrière reveals the workings of race, class, and colonialism in Haitian society and the manipulative sexual power that underlies it all." -- Publishers Weekly, Dany Laferriere is that very rare writer who can make you laugh out loud and also make your soul ache. His work is smart, edgy, and extremely sexy.Heading Southis all of these things and more."—Edwidge Danticat, author ofBreath, Eyes, Memory "Laferrière's scintillating American debut recounts the sexual adventures of an eclectic cast of characters... In each storylike chapter, Laferrière reveals the workings of race, class, and colonialism in Haitian society and the manipulative sexual power that underlies it all." -Publishers Weekly, "Dany Laferriere is that very rare writer who can make you laugh out loud and also make your soul ache. His work is smart, edgy, and extremely sexy. Heading South is all of these things and more."--Edwidge Danticat, author of Breath, Eyes, Memory "Deftly presented, this evocation of a sultry, seamy island paradise serves as the literary counterpart of the joyous, funky music of Haiti and the paintings of its "naive" school of artists, who present exaggerated figures in a rough and brightly colored world"- Library Journal "...a slim novel of poetic beauty and political hardball about his native Haiti from the Montreal-dwelling author whose How to Make Love to a Negro (1985) was a cult sensation"-- Elle Magazine "Laferrire's scintillating American debut recounts the sexual adventures of an eclectic cast of characters... In each storylike chapter, Laferrire reveals the workings of race, class, and colonialism in Haitian society and the manipulative sexual power that underlies it all." -- Publishers Weekly
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Dewey Decimal
843/.54
Synopsis
A steamy exploration of desire and sexual tourism by the author of How to Make Love to a Negro. On the sun-drenched island of Haiti in the 1970s, under the shadow of "Baby Doc" Duvalier's notorious regime, locals eke out an existence as servants, bartenders and panderers to the white elite. Fanfan, Charlie, and Legba, aware of the draw of their adolescent, black bodies, seduce rich, middle-aged white tourists looking for respite from their colourless jobs and marriages. These "relationships" mirror the power struggle inherent in all transactions in Port-au-Prince's seedy back streets. Heading South takes us into the world of artists, rappers, Voodoo priests, hotel owners, uptight Parisian journalists and partner-swapping Haitian lovers, all desperately trying to balance happiness with survival. Made into an award-winning film starring Charlotte Rampling, Heading South, translated for the first time into English, explores the lines between sexual liberation and exploitation, artistic freedom and appropriation, independence and colonialism., On the sun-drenched island of Haiti in the 1970s, under the shadow of "Baby Doc" Duvalier's notorious regime, locals eke out an existence as servants, bartenders and panderers to the white elite. Fanfan, Charlie, and Legba, aware of the draw of their adolescent, black bodies, seduce rich, middle-aged white tourists looking for respite from their colourless jobs and marriages. These "relationships" mirror the power struggle inherent in all transactions in Port-au-Prince's seedy back streets. Heading South takes us into the world of artists, rappers, Voodoo priests, hotel owners, uptight Parisian journalists and partner-swapping Haitian lovers, all desperately trying to balance happiness with survival. Made into an award-winning film starring Charlotte Rampling, this provocative novel, translated for the first time into English, explores the lines between sexual liberation and exploitation, artistic freedom and appropriation, independence and colonialism.

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