Books about the Domnican Republic in English

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Does anyone know of books about the Dominican Republic that are published in English? I am not particularly concerned with guide books but am interested in books like The Feast of the Goat or other novels and especially books about the history and culture.
 

Chirimoya

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All books by Julia Alvarez, especially In the Time of the Butterflies, In the Name of Salome
Drown and Oscar Wao by Junot D?az
Dead Man in Paradise by JP MacKinnon
Why the Cocks Fight by Michele Wucker
Soledad and Let it Rain Coffee by Angie Cruz
Song of the Water Saints by Nelly Rosario
 
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You can get the Frank Moya Pons book , The Dominican Republic, A National Histiory in english. Right now I am reading, The Dictator Next Door: The Good Neighbor Policy and the the Trujillo Regime in The Dominican Republic, 1930-1945 by Eric Roorda. Search Amazon and you will finf many books to suit your need.