Edwidge Danticat's short story from Haiti Noir 2: The Classics, The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special, was included in Ms. Magazine's Fall 2013 issue. A worthy sequel that skillfully uses a popular genre to help us better understand an often frustratingly complex and indecipherable society.
--Miami Herald There is danger and regret and fear in these stories, as characters try to negotiate a complex and often confounding land.
--Miami Herald, Feature on Haiti Noir 2 Miami launch Presents an excellent array of writers, primarily Haitian, whose graphic descriptions portray a country ravaged by corruption, crime, and mystery....This selection of Haitian classics is a must read for everyone.
--The Caribbean Writer Just when you thought you have read it all and have experienced the best of literary brilliance, there comes along an unrivaled work of narrative intensity, penned with a spellbinding authenticity. Haiti Noir 2 is just that work of art....A rare gem.
--Kaieteur News Online Quite a collection...a multi-generational tour of Haiti's literature...It makes you feel as if some things out to have Part twos.
--Kreyolicious This is a great collection of stories set in Haiti.
--Book Nerd Praise for the original Haiti Noir: Danticat has succeeded in assembling a group portrait of Haitian culture and resilience that is cause for celebration.
--Publishers Weekly This anthology will give American readers a complex and nuanced portrait of the real Haiti not seen on the evening news and introduce them to some original and wonderful writers.
--Library Journal While the publisher defines the term 'noir' broadly--requiring sinister tales or crime stories that evoke a strong sense of place and do not have happy endings--the Haiti book offers its own spin with plenty of grisly crime, dire poverty, and references to magic and religion. There is also some tenderness.
--New York Times Launched with the summer '04 award-winning best seller Brooklyn Noir, Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies. Each book is comprised of all-new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book. Classic stories by: Danielle Legros Georges, Jacques Roumain, Ida Faubert, Jacques-Stephe
Edwidge Danticat's short story from Haiti Noir 2: The Classics, The Port-au-Prince Marriage Special, was included in Ms. Magazine's Fall 2013 issue. A worthy sequel that skillfully uses a popular genre to<