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Writing on the Fault Line - Haitian Literature and the Earthquake of 2010 (Paperback)
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Writing on the Fault Line - Haitian Literature and the Earthquake of 2010 (Paperback)
Series: Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures, 35
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What are the effects of a catastrophic earthquake on a society, its
culture and politics? Which of these effects are temporary, and
which endure? Are the various effects immediately discernible, or
do they manifest themselves over time? What roles do artists, and
writers in particular have in witnessing, bearing testimony to, and
gauging the effects of natural disasters? What is the worth of
literature in a time of disaster? These are the fundamental
questions addressed in this book, which examines the case of the
Haitian earthquake of 12 January 2010, a uniquely destructive event
in the recent history of cataclysmic disasters, in Haiti and the
broader world. The book argues that Haitian literature since 2010
has played a primary role in recording, bearing testimony to, and
engaging with the social and psychological effects of the disaster.
It further shows that daring literary invention-what Edwidge
Danticat calls "dangerous creation"-constitutes one of the most
striking and important means of communicating the effects of such a
disaster, and that close engagement with the creative imagination
is one of the most privileged ways for the outsider in particular
to begin to comprehend the experience of living in and through a
time of catastrophe.
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