Books of the Times: A Haitian Tragedy: Brothers Yearn in Vain
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In âBrother, Iâm Dying,â Edwidge Danticat brings the lyric language and emotional clarity of her remarkable 2004 novel âThe Dew Breakerâ to bear on the story of her own family.
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: Bloated corpses and weeping relatives filled morgues in Haiti after Tropical Storm Jeann left more than 600 people dead, another tragedy on this Caribban island in a year marked by
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Across his tsunami-devastated island, his relatives, friends and teachers lay dead, lost in water that submerged his home. As Koshi Mackenroe John hunkered down on a hill with his parents, there was little he could do except wait for rescuers.
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Michael Murphy's quietly disturbing play reveals the dubious role that Cardinal Bernard F. Law, the Archbishop of Boston, played in a tragedy that irreparably damaged hundreds of families.
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By Joseph Guyler Delva in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and Andrew Buncombe in Washington. Armed gangs roamed Haiti yesterday, stealing food from the hungry and hope from entire communities as the poorest country
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In ÂGrace Is Gone,Â John Cusack examines the burdens being shouldered by the families of the nationÂs fighting men and women, and the price paid by those who have lost a loved one.
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GONAIVES, Haiti - Victims who lost relatives, homes and belongings in Tropical Storm Jeanne are now tormented by street gangs who attack food convoys, raid homes at night and shoot those who get in their way.    The failure of Haiti's U.S.-backed government to disarm the gangs that helped oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has created a climate of instability that further jeopardizes lives after the calamity Jeanne visited on Gonaives 10 days ago...
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The devastation and horror of the south Asia tsunami will have shaken the faith of many "believers". Here, people from different faiths tell how they have come to terms with the terrible events.
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Having an older sibling, particularly a brother, can stunt growth, work suggests.
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Â· State catalogues atrocities during dictatorship  Â· Victims' relatives join president at book launch
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"Hope's Boy" (Hyperion Books, 320 pages. $22.95), by Andrew Bridge: The initial allure of Andrew Bridge's memoir lies in the curious question of how a boy, taken from his mentally ill mother at the age of 7 and raised in a loveless foster home, could defy the odds and eventually graduate from Harvard Law School.
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GONAIVES, Haiti Sept. 26, 2004 - Haitians surrounded by the destruction of Tropical Storm Jeanne prayed for the 1,500 dead during church services Sunday and gave thanks their lives were spared, while the
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History today is not so much written by the victors as by the vanquished.
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By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI NEW ORLEANS - Water is unforgiving to the dead and by the time the crews arrived, the men were missing their eyes.
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Samuel Dalembert hears of the unrest in his homeland from storms and political violence, and feels so helpless. He has donated generous sums to assist relief efforts in Haiti, but he has no peace of mind.
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The documentary âDeep Waterâ begins like a Boyâs Own adventure tale but ends up more akin to tragedy.
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The only full brother that Barbaro had, yet to be named, carries high expectations, potential disappointment and a permanent soft spot in the hearts of the many who became drawn to Barbaroâs story.