The Festival of the Greasy Pole

The Festival of the Greasy Pole
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Publisher : Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia
Total Pages : 142
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ISBN-13 : 0813912822
ISBN-10 : 9780813912820
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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.


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