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OverviewThis book is a blending of genres and themes which may seem at times overwhelming but is a style that I choose deliberately. I call it the tyaka style. Indeed, just like tyaka - a Haitian dish made from a mixture of corn, beans, pumpkin, coconut milk, meat, spices, etc., to give a final and delicious meal -, I mix in this book different and apparently incompatible ingredients to compose a final product with varied flavor and aesthetic, highlighting each of its elements while projecting a qualitative complexity of the whole. I write this book mostly in Haitian and I add an Aneks / Annexe at the end aligning selected texts both translated and untranslated. For me, it is always important to demonstrate the performative force of the popular language. Although the two languages - French and Haitian commonly known as Creole - are recognized by the 1987 constitution as the two official languages of the Republic of Haiti, the use of the latter continues to be dominated by the former in most important activities and social spheres, such as publishing, school, writing, university, finance, state administration, etc. This book conveys the point and shows Haitian is indeed a complete language, a language totalkapital (total-capital), as they say there. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eddy Toussaint TontongiPublisher: Trilingual Press Imprint: Trilingual Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.585kg ISBN: 9781936431373ISBN 10: 1936431378 Pages: 402 Publication Date: 30 September 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Language: Haitian French Creole Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |