{"product_id":"simple-stories-paperback-2","title":"Simple Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLyonel Trouillot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWillard Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis vibrant collection of 22 stories offers a kaleidoscopic view of Haiti and a wonderful encapsulation of the acclaimed author's work.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a country plagued by dictatorship and insurrection, poverty and corruption, where police officers and gang members become hard to distinguish, art provides a sense of meaning and respite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs people from all walks of life protest their tyrannical leader, a painter tries to reconcile the brutal violence he sees with the beauty of his lover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wealthy industrialist's kidnapping ties back to his past with a humble laundress from the seaside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lovesick servant girl turns to magic to win her master's heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving escaped the shantytowns he grew up in, a wannabe James Bond feels their pull again when he gets involved with an alluring young woman--and her pimp. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with the masterful language of a poet, and filled with characters at once lifelike and mythical, Lyonel Trouillot's story collection creates a multifaceted portrait of modern Haiti.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyonel Trouillot\u003c\/b\u003e is a Haitian novelist, poet, journalist, and teacher of French and Creole literature. For his novel \u003ci\u003eLa Belle Amour humaine\u003c\/i\u003e, he was awarded the Grand Prix du Roman Métis, the Geneva Book Fair Literary Prize, and the Gitanjali Literary Prize. Trouillot was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2010. Having lived in exile in Miami for several years, he has now returned to Haiti and lives in Port-au-Prince. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWillard Wood \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in France and has translated more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction from the French. He has won the Lewis Galantière Award for Literary Translation and received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Translation. He lives in Norfolk, Connecticut.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48716903940345,"sku":"9781635425611","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/l2zP6IaRym9781635425611_a969c40c-0736-4fdb-b7b1-d1543abeb519.webp?v=1785075813","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/simple-stories-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}