Madison Smartt Bell - I had a house in Haiti, ...

I had a house in Haiti, in the hills above the North Atlantic coast. The house appeared as if out of a dream: my dream to have a foothold in the country. Like many concepts do in Haiti, the phrase 'pied a terre' became literal, material.

Madison Smartt Bell

American Novelist

Born: Aug 1, 1957

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