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ix Contents Special Acknowledgments xi Acknowledgments xiii I. Caribbean Beginnings Man Nini  Caribbean Childhood  Outdoor Birthday Party—Father’s Fortieth  Gaëtan  Rain  Dieudonne  Run for the River  Marasa Spirits of Haïti  Oksilya  Aunt Frances the Pianist  The Gold Watch  Emma  Queen of the Meadow  II. Life in Nerèt Pigs and Wings  Sunday Knife  Ti Kikit  My Life in Nerèt  Pink  Family Tree  Elzir’s Advice  Caribbean Corpses  Out for Some Bread on Flatbush Ave.  III. Vigils Keeping Vigil  Cousin Thérèse  Waiting Room  x Two Letters  Frozen Feel  Haïtian Masks  Old, Useless and Ugly  Blue Amani  The Bull at Nan Souvnans  Niska and the Snake  ...

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