You Were Watching from the Sand

You Were Watching from the Sand is a collection of stories that explore the strange and bizarre in Haitian culture, featuring characters who use their own oddities to confront their circumstances. The stories are written in a mixture of high lyricism, absurd comedy, and Haitian cultural witticisms, creating a dynamic and engaging read.

Format: Hardback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 30 July 2024
Publisher: Red Hen Press

You Were Watching from the Sand is a collection of stories that explore the lives of Haitian men, women, and children who have been affected by the strange bite of the interminably strange. In "belly," a young woman abandoned by her only living relative creates a person from the mud beside her backyard creek. In "We Feel it in Punta Cana," a domestic child servant in the Dominican Republic tours through his own lush imagination to make his material conditions more bearable. In "The Oldest Sensation is Anger," a teenager invites a same-aged family friend into her apartment and uncovers a spate of disturbing secrets about her. Written in a mixture of high lyricism, absurdist comedy, and Haitian cultural witticisms, this collection is a dynamic and engaging read that matches the dynamism of its characters at every beat and turn.

Dimension: 203 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781636282565