Title: Krik? Krak!
First published: February 2000
Description: When Haitians tell a story, they say "Krik?" and the eager listeners answer "Krak!" In Krik? Krak!, Edwidge Danticat establishes herself as the latest heir to that narrative tradition with ten stories that encompass both the cruelties and the high ideals of Haitian life. Examining the lives of ordinary Haitians, particularly those struggling to survive under the brutal Duvalier regime, Danticat illuminates the distance between people's desires and the stifling reality of their lives.
Subjects: Cuentos, Ficción, Fiction, Girls, Haitian Americans, Haitiano-americanos, Muchachas, Mujeres, Social life and customs, Vida social y costumbres, Women, Literatura estadounidense, Short stories, Fiction, short stories (single author), Haiti, fiction, Repression (Psychology), Loss (Psychology), Struggle, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Short Stories (single author), Literary, Short Stories (single author), World literature
Places: Haiti, Haití