Hadriana in All My Dreams [Paperback]

Originally published in 1988 and written by one of Haitis seminal authors, still with us at age 90, this vibrant, erotically charged work shows how humans counter fearparticularly the fear of deathin varied more or less magical ways, even as it paints a fresh and enticing picture of Haitian culture. . .Luscious and affirmative reading, this is work both the serious-minded and the lighthearted can enjoy.
Library Journal, Starred review

Depestre presents a rich and nuanced exploration of large and significant themes expertly couched in one fantastical, expertly translated tale.
Booklist, Starred review

One-of-a-kind...[A] ribald, free-wheeling magical-realist novel, first published in 1988 and newly, engagingly translated by Glover. . .An icon of Haitian literature serves up a hotblooded, rib-ticking, warmhearted m?lange of ghost story, cultural inquiry, folk art, andv?ritable l'amour.
Kirkus Reviews,Starred review

The sights and sounds of Haitis vibrant carnival season invigorate this tale of vodou and Haitian culture. . .The truth of Hadrianas fate proves more poignant than horrifying, but in Depestres hands, this incident is a touchstone of a culture in which distinctions between the empirical and spiritual are obscured, and whose traditional celebrations and beliefs introduce an element of the mythic into the everyday. Eroticism and humor course through his narrative. Depestres intimacy with his subject matter and his familiarity with the people he portraysthe story is set in his hometown, at the time when he was 12 years oldgive readers an insiders look at Jacmelian culture.
Publishers Weekly

For the first time, this slim and beguiling novel about the mysterious death and possible zombification of a young woman on her wedding day has been translatedls(