title: In Extremis: Death and Life in 21st-Century Haitian Art
author: Donald J. Cosentino
description: "There is a depth and richness . . . that is still missing from Haiti's coverage and representation in the mainstream press. Support these endeavors."<i>The Public Archive</i><P>"Almost every page of the book delivers verbal, visual and moral shocks, sharp charges of a spiritual vitality generated by aggressive resistance to annihilation."<i>International Herald Tribune</i>, December 2012
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  This collection is comprised of works of fiction. All names, characters,
  places, and incidents are the product of the authors’ imaginations. Any
  resemblance to real events or persons, living or dead, is entirely
  coincidental.
  
  
  Published by Akashic Books
  
  
  © 2011 Akashic Books
  
  
  Series concept by Tim McLoughlin and Johnny Temple
  
  
  Haiti map by Aaron Petrovich
  
  
  “Twenty Dollars” by Madison Smartt Bell ©2011 by Madison Smartt Bell; “The
  Finger” by Gary Victor was originally published in French as “Le doigt,” in
  _Treize nouvelles vaudou_ (Mémoire d’encrier, Montreal).
  
  
  eISBN-13: 978-1-617-75012-0
  
  
  Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-1-61775-013-7
  
  
  Hardcover Library of Congress Control Number: 2010935891
  
  
  Trade Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-936070-65-7
  
  
  Library of Congress Control Number: 2010922715
  
  
  All rights reserved
  
  
  Akashic Books
  
  
  PO Box 1456
  
  
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