{"product_id":"ayiti-paperback","title":"Ayiti - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoxane Gay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoxane Gay is an award-winning literary voice praised for her fearless and vivid prose, and her debut collection \u003cem\u003eAyiti\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies the raw talent that made her \"one of the voices of our age\" (\u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e, Canada).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe powerful debut collection exploring the Haitian diaspora experience from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling powerhouse Roxane Gay, now widely available for the first time in Grove Press paperback.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClever and haunting by turns, \u003cem\u003eAyiti\u003c\/em\u003e explores the Haitian diaspora experience. A married couple seeking boat passage to America prepares to leave their homeland. A mother takes a foreign soldier into her home as a boarder, and into her bed. And a woman conceives a daughter on the bank of a river while fleeing a horrific massacre, a daughter who later moves to America for a new life but is perpetually haunted by the mysterious scent of blood. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWise, fanciful, and daring, \u003cem\u003eAyiti\u003c\/em\u003e is the book that put Roxane Gay on the map and now, with two previously uncollected stories, confirms her singular vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eROXANE GAY\u003c\/strong\u003e is also the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the memoir \u003cem\u003eHunger\u003c\/em\u003e; the story collection\u003cem\u003e Difficult Women\u003c\/em\u003e; the novel \u003cem\u003eAn Untamed State\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; the essay collection \u003cem\u003eBad Feminist\u003c\/em\u003e; and several comic books in Marvel's \u003cem\u003eBlack Panther: World of Wakanda\u003c\/em\u003e series. She divides her time between Indiana and Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.2 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 12, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689289519167,"sku":"9780802128263","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/bf22d4893dc71661e46266329a7f2702.webp?v=1764985070","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ayiti-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}