{"product_id":"mangoes-roosters-stories-and-tales-of-haiti-9781734557947","title":"Mangoes \u0026 Roosters: Stories and Tales of Haiti","description":"Winner, President's Bronze Medal, Florida Authors and Publishers Association, 2023 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSemi-finalist, Prose Anthology category, Florida Writers Association, 2023 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is some amazing writing\u003c\/i\u003e. Gary Allen, author of \u003ci\u003eTabula Rasa, Baby\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e... an engrossing and enlightening read from start to finish. \u003c\/i\u003e Leo Racicot, author of \u003ci\u003eAlone in the Yard: Buddhist, Beat and Otherwise\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fictional exploration of Haitian life by the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eA Hastiness of Cooks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStoves \u0026amp; Suitcases.\u003c\/i\u003eEver since colonial days, when France claimed it as her own, Haiti carried within it an aura of the unknown and the mysterious. Once called the \"Pearl of the Antilles,\" Haiti became for a time the largest sugar-producing region in the world, thanks to plantations populated by thousands of enslaved Africans, who rose up and defeated their French masters in a bloody revolution in 1804. Rift with unrest ever since, Haiti continues to be an enigma, with its rich culture of art and literature and Vodun, yet forever misunderstood. \u003ci\u003eMangoes \u0026amp; Roosters\u003c\/i\u003e, based on a few words found in the popular song, \"Haiti Cherie,\" paints fictional portraits of key players in Haitian society and culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1719669\"\u003eCynthia D. Bertelsen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turquoise Moon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734557947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173455794X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turquoise Moon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44585562538221,"sku":"9781734557947","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4eba7bf8-9b4f-4d4d-b192-c350c6c874ec.jpg?v=1702164871","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/mangoes-roosters-stories-and-tales-of-haiti-9781734557947","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}