When the author was only four years old, her parents emigrated from Haiti to New York in search of a better life, leaving their daughter in the care of her uncle Joseph. A peaceful pastor in Port-...
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Author: Danticat, EdwidgeSummary: -
Author: Danticat, EdwidgeSummary:In Haiti during the dictatorial 1960s, the man known as the "dew breaker" was a torturer. Now an American and a fixture in his Brooklyn neighborhood, he maintains a quiet life as a husband and...
Genre: General fiction -
Author: Danticat, EdwidgeSummary:
In a seaside town in Haiti, widower Nozias finally makes the gut-wrenching decision to give up his daughter Claire so she can have a better life. But when the girl goes missing, the resulting...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Danticat, EdwidgeSummary:
Presents a collection of crime and noir stories set in Haiti.
Genre: Short stories