Dieu est mon pilote à Tanqueray

Author(s)

Andrea E. Shaw Nevins, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow

Publication Title

Small Axe

ISSN

1534-6714

Publication Date

7-2011

Abstract

Excerpt

“Dieu est mon pilote à Tanqueray” is a short story about a young man named Lemuel and his journey from Haiti to South Florida. As Lemuel prepares for the trip, the ship's captain shows him the sail that is made out of material from a discarded billboard. On the sail is a handsome black man in a pin-striped suit. He is shown holding a glass, with a huge green bottle and the words “Ready to Tanqueray?” in the background. “This is how we will live when we get to Florida,” the captain assures Lemuel, but the journey to Florida is the farthest thing from luxurious.

DOI

10.1215/07990537-1334140

Volume

15

Issue

2 (35)

First Page

154

Last Page

163

NSUWorks Citation

Shaw Nevins, A. E. (2011). Dieu est mon pilote à Tanqueray. Small Axe, 15 (2 (35)), 154-163. https://doi.org/10.1215/07990537-1334140