After the Dance: A Walk Through Carnival in Jacmel, Haiti

The best-selling author of Breath, Eyes, Memory returns to her native land to describe Jacmel, Haiti, in the week leading up to Carnival, in a series of essays--including 'Carnival of the Dead,' 'Hadriana in Jacmel's Dreams,' and 'Carnival of the Trees'--that capture the cultural magic, music, and madness of Carnival. 25,000 first printing.