Edwidge Danticat
Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691140186
- author:
- Edwidge Danticat
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2010
- Pages:
- 208
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 1.9 x 21.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Literary, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- supplier_id:
- 56
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work by Edwidge Danticat In this deeply personal and eloquent account, Edwidge Danticat reflects on art and exile, exploring what it means to be an immigrant artist from a country in crisis. Drawing inspiration from Albert Camus' lecture "Create Dangerously," Danticat weaves together memoir and essay to tell the stories of artists who create despite, or because of, the horrors that drove them from their homelands. Through her own experiences and those of others, including an aunt who guarded her family's homestead in Haiti, a cousin who died of AIDS, and a renowned Haitian radio journalist whose assassination shocked the world, Danticat examines the power of art to bear witness against violence, oppression, poverty, and tragedy. This moving book is a testament to the enduring importance of immigrant artists as voices for their countries of origin. Danticat also explores the connections between Haiti and the United States, revealing that despite differences, both countries are shaped by similar struggles and tragedies.
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