{"product_id":"ayiti-9780802128263","title":"Ayiti","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roxane Gay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 4.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802128263\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2018 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eDifficult 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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Roxane Gay \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48867390750877,"sku":"9780802128263","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_97bd67e9-b59f-4106-b681-f48bfeff041b.jpg?v=1788334537","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/ayiti-9780802128263","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}