Best Nightmare on Earth: A Life in Haiti
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Book Overview
Beautiful, bizarre, dangerous, exotic; a Garden of Eden fallen into disrepair. This is Herbert Gold's Haiti. In this impassioned memoir, he reflects on the country's history and folklore, its people and politics, capturing the essence of this land where tragedy is the music to which the people dance.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0133723275
ISBN13:9780133723274
Release Date:January 1991
Publisher:Prentice Hall
Length:303 Pages
Weight:0.15 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.7" x 9.7"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Colorful account
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
While making no claims to be objective, this colorful account of Gold's 2 years in Haiti and dozens of trips in the 50 years since then, captures all the wild contradictions of the magical but suffering country.
Haiti
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This is an amazing book. I have traveled to Hait 5 times, my longest stay being four months. This book made me feel as if I was back in the country I love so much. I would recommend this book to anyone who's heart has been grasped by this country.
Highly amusing, informative & , sometimes, touching.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I just had to respond because the only response posted is so off the mark! Gold clearly has a deep love & respect for Haiti & Haitians. He also has a wicked sense of humour & he apparently does not feel the need to whitewash what he sees. We must have read two different books!
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