The daughter of Haitian journalist and pro-democracy activist Jean Léopold
Dominique, who was assassinated in 2000, Jan J. Dominique offers a memoir that provides a uniquely personal perspective on the tumultuous end of the twentieth century in Haiti. Wandering
Memory is her elegy for a father and an ode to a beloved, suffering homeland. The book charts
the biographical, emotional, and literary journey of a woman moving from one place to another,
attempting to return to her craft and put together the pieces of her life in the aftermath of family tragedy. Dominique writes eloquently about love, loss, and traumas both horrifically
specific and tragically universal. For readers familiar with Jean Dominique and his life’s
work at Radio Haïti, the book offers an intimate perspective on a tale of mythic proportions.
For the reading public at large, it offers an approachable and resonant introduction to contemporary Haitian literature, history, and identity.
