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Brother, I'm Dying
Edwidge Danticat
Acclaimed Haitian novelist Edwidge Danticat chronicles the courageous life and tragic end of her uncle, Joseph Dantica (the "t" was added as a result of an immigration error) who raised...... read more
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Anacaona
Edwidge Danticat
Beginning in 1490, Anacaona keeps a record of her life as a possible successor to the supreme chief of Xaragua, as wife of the chief of Maguana, and as a warrior battling the first...... read more
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After the Dance
Edwidge Danticat
Bestselling author Danticat journeys to her homeland of Haiti, where she participates in the spectacular Carnival of Jacmel. She also explores the beauty and unceasing conflict that...... read more
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Breath, Eyes, Memory
Edwidge Danticat
This is the story of Sophie Caco, the daughter of a Haitian exile, conceived in an act of violence. When Sophie is 12, her mother--who had abandoned her--asks the girl to join her...... read more
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The Dew Breaker
Edwidge Danticat
A dew breaker is a torturer for the Tonton Macoutes during Haiti's Duvalier regime. In Edwige Danticat's third novel--a group of closely related stories--the focus is on a former dew...... read more
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Behind the Mountains
Edwidge Danticat
This is the fictional journal of 13-year-old Celiane as she and her family immigrate from Haiti to the United States, settling in Brooklyn, where Celiane must adapt to a new, and often...... read more
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The Butterfly's Way
Edwidge Danticat
This anthology of essays and poems by Haitian emigres describes a wide range of experiences. The writers express the various ways their identities are shaped both by the countries...... read more
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