▁Rank in ▁County , ▁Mississippi <0x0A> </s> ▁Dé za fi ▁by ▁Frank ét ienne ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁novel ▁to ▁be ▁written ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁H ait ian ▁Cre ole . ▁Re leased ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁it ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁translated ▁into ▁both ▁English ▁and ▁French ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁awards ▁including ▁the ▁Best ▁Trans l ated ▁Book ▁Award ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Dé za fi ▁( which ▁means ▁' cock ▁fight ' ▁in ▁H ait ian ▁Cre ole ) ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁H ait i ▁and ▁cent ers ▁around ▁a ▁vo od oo ▁priest , ▁Sint il , ▁who ▁is ▁terror izing ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Bou an è f ▁and ▁ens la ving ▁residents ▁by ▁turning ▁them ▁into ▁z on bis . ▁The ▁book ▁ends ▁when ▁the ▁z on bis ▁w ake ▁up ▁and ▁r ile ▁the ▁popul ace ▁into ▁over throw ing ▁Sint il , ▁ri pping ▁him ▁to ▁pieces . ▁▁▁▁ ▁Writ ten ▁with ▁a ▁subt le ▁plot ▁line , ▁most ▁of ▁Dé za fi ▁is ▁written ▁in ▁an ▁abstract ▁style ▁that ▁capt ures ▁the ▁H ait ian ▁experience ▁without ▁directly ▁communic ating ▁story line . ▁This ▁structure ▁is ▁a ▁function ▁of ▁the ▁spir al ist ▁movement ▁which ▁Frank ét ienne ▁belonged ▁to . ▁ ▁Plot ▁▁ ▁Dé za fi ▁mostly ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁rural ▁H ait ian ▁village ▁of ▁Bou an è f ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁scenes ▁in ▁Port - au - Pr ince . ▁The ▁core ▁story line