Ayiti (original 2011; edition 2011)

by Roxane Gay (Author)

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Clever and haunting by turns, Ayiti 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. Wise, fanciful, and daring, Ayiti is the book that put Roxane Gay on the map and now, with two previously uncollected stories, confirms her singular vision.… (more)

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Title:	Ayiti
Authors:	Roxane Gay (Author)
Info:	Artistically Declined Press (2011), Edition: 1st, 126 pages
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Better than most books out there, but my least favorite of the three Roxane Gay books I've read. Still, it's an easy read and there are a couple gems nestled in there. (

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bookonion | Mar 10, 2024 |

I could not really immerse myself into this book. Considering reading it again sometime in the future. (

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aubriebythepage | Jul 7, 2023 |

I've read a lot of Roxane Gay's writing, but this was first time I read her fiction. This is a moving collection of stories, focused on character and on place. I knew going in that I'd like her writing style, but I was particularly impressed with the descriptions.

TheFictionAddiction | May 8, 2022 |

I've had this book from several years but only now got around to reading it. In hindsight, while I should have read it sooner, I don't think I would have been able to fully appreciate it earlier. This was a fantastic collection of short stories about the Haitian experience. It's full of desperation, sadness, and pain, but also resilience and some hope for a better future.

Roxane Gay brilliantly captures several facets of Haiti and the Haitian diaspora, and has a fantastic ability to convey a lot with just a few words. (

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wisemetis | Jan 25, 2022 |

Devastating and stunningly written. I love everything she does, and I can't wait for An Untamed State. I also recommend her tumblr.

librarymeanslove | Oct 1, 2020 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Roxane Gay	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Fox Design, Becca	Cover designer	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ong, Lyn-Hui	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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For my mother and father.

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Gerard spends his days thinking about the many reasons he hates America that include but are not limited to the people, the weather, especially the cold, and having to drive everywhere and having to go to school every day.

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Clever and haunting by turns, Ayiti 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. Wise, fanciful, and daring, Ayiti is the book that put Roxane Gay on the map and now, with two previously uncollected stories, confirms her singular vision.

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