Bringing her thumb and index finger together, Acilde positions her eye and activates the security camera that faces the street, where she sees one of the many Haitians who’ve crossed the border, fleeing from the quarantine declared on the other half of the island. Acilde, her maid, engaged in the day’s first tasks, listens while downstairs somebody at the door of the building pushes the button to its limit and unleashes the sound over and over, canceling out the beach-like effect of the bell.
The doorbell at Esther Escudero’s house has been programmed to sound like a wave. W I L L I AM S H AK E S P E AR E THE TEMPES T Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell: Ding dong. Olokun Psychic Goya Condylactis Gigantea Cow’s Blood The Gardener Update Côte de Fer Lamentations The Shadow of Days Angelitos Negros Monkey Magicįull fathom five thy father lies, Of his bones are coral made Those are pearls that were his eyes Nothing of him that doth fade, But doth suffer a sea-change into something rich and strange. And Other Stories gratefully acknowledge that our work is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978-1-91 eBook ISBN: 978-1-91 Copy-editor: Lara Vergnaud Proofreader: Sarah Terry Typesetting and eBook: Tetragon, London Cover Design: Steven Marsden. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or places isĮntirely coincidental. The right of Rita Indiana to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transported in any form by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher of this book. This edition first published in 2018 by And Other Stories Sheffield – London – New York First published as La mucama de Omicunlé by Editorial Periférica in 2015 Copyright © Rita Indiana and Editorial Periférica, 2015 English-language translation © Achy Obejas, 2018 All rights reserved.
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