The Festival of the Greasy Pole
| Author | : René Depestre |
| Publisher | : Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia |
| Total Pages | : 142 |
| Release | : 1990-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0813912822 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780813912820 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (820 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Festival of the Greasy Pole by : René Depestre
Download or read book The Festival of the Greasy Pole written by René Depestre and published by Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This novel is one of the most important statements about the Duvalier regime in Haiti, written by a Haitian who played a prominent role in the revolutionary movement that brought down the Lescot regime in January 1946. _The Festival of the Greasy Pole_ includes a scathing caricature of Papa Doc Duvalier and the bloodbath that he visited on his own country.
