The Festival of the Greasy Pole (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French)

Le mât de cocagne

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The Festival of the Greasy Pole (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French)

Le mât de cocagne

Written by René Depestre
4.85 72,999 ratings
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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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Pages 142
Language Eng
Publisher University Press of Virginia
Published 1979
ISBN 1774075
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René Depestre is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, René Depestre can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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