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Journalist/author MICHAEL DEIBERT on the history of Haiti

August 30, 2017 | 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Free

Join Porter Square Books as they host MICHAEL DEIBERT for a reading of Haiti Will Not Perish.

In this moving and detailed history, MICHAEL DEIBERT, who has spent two decades reporting on Haiti, chronicles the heroic struggles of Haitians to build their longed-for country in the face of overwhelming odds. Based on years of interviews with Haitian political leaders, international diplomats, peasant advocates, gang leaders, and hundreds of ordinary Haitians, DEIBERT’s book provides a vivid, complex, and challenging analysis of Haiti’s recent history.

This event is not ticketed.

Venue

Porter Square Books
25 White Street
Cambridge, MA 02140 United States
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Phone:
617-491-2220
Website:
http://www.portersquarebooks.com

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