Böcker av Lyonel Trouillot

In this satirical novel tinged with magical realism, Haitian novelist Lyonel Trouillot (Kannjawou) paints a richly textured portrait of life in his native country overseen by supernatural forces where the worlds of dream and reality co-exist.

Depicting a night of blazing violence in modern-day Port-au-Prince, this novel recalls many years of violence stretching back even before the birth of Haiti in the fires of revolution. Featuring three narrators - a madam, a taxi driver, and a post office employee, it explores the nature of political oppression, memory, and truth.

Their father's favourite saying, between drinks and blows, was, "Life holds only bad surprises, and the last one will be death." And now, Colin observes of the man sprawled under all the broken furniture, their father was definitely and forever out of surprises. This is the story Colin tells of what happened - and what happened before that.