André Corten's *Misère, religion et politique en Haïti* is a nonfiction study of the relationship between poverty and politics through the lens of religious belief in Haitian public life. The book treats Haitian hardship as an economic condition shaped by institutions and political legitimacy, while also asking how religious language can influence debates about governance and collective responsibility. Rather than presenting religion as separate from politics, the study shows how faith and public discourse can become mutually reinforcing forces during social crisis. Written in a scholarly register, it is aimed at readers interested in Haiti's political culture and the moral framing of poverty, with particular attention to religious institutions in public life.