26 results for 'Edwidge Danticat'

Edwidge Danticat: A Conversation with Herself. This collection sheds light on Edwidge Danticat's life and work, revealing her determination to depict timely issues in sparkling prose. Through...

The Farming of Bones A Novel by Edwidge Danticat is set against the tumultuous backdrop of 1937 Haiti. Here, Amabelle's life is intertwined with that of Sebastien, a sugarcane cutter she falls deeply...

Edwidge Danticat's powerful collection of stories explores the complexities of human connection and the forces that shape our lives. Set in various locations around the world, these eight stories...

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...

The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat is a powerful and deeply resonant novel that explores the trials and reconciliations in the life of a man known as a 'dew breaker', a torturer. Set against the...

Eight emotionally absorbing stories from Edwidge Danticat explore the forces that pull us together or drive us apart. From unexpected romances to marriages ending in irreparable consequences, these...

Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat is a poignant tale of loss and connection in a small Haitian fishing town. When Claire goes missing, her disappearance becomes a catalyst for the...

Edwidge Danticat's groundbreaking debut novel explores the complex legacy of a young girl's past. At twelve years old, Sophie Caco is sent to New York to be reunited with her mother, only to discover...

Discover Edwidge Danticat's powerful story collection, Krik? Krak!, in its 20th Anniversary edition. This National Book Award Finalist brings together ten unforgettable tales that explore the lives...

The Magic Orange Tree: and Other Haitian Folktales by Diane WolksteinA rich collection of twenty-seven tales from Haiti's countryside, each one illuminated by fascinating introductory notes. These...

Edwidge Danticat's Brother, I'm Dying is a powerful and intimate true-life epic that tells the story of her family's experience during a tumultuous period in Haitian history. From the age of four,...

The Other Side of the Sea by Louis-Philippe Dalembert and Edwidge Danticat is a powerful exploration of Haitian history and emotion. Set against the backdrop of the Middle Passage, this novel weaves...

One World Two is a diverse collection of short stories from around the globe, featuring twenty-one writers from every continent. This anthology explores themes of connection and understanding,...

110 Stories: New York Writes After September 11A collection of fiction, poetry and dramatic prose from renowned and emerging writers responding to the aftermath of 9/11. This unique gathering...

Tales of Two Planets: Stories of Climate Change and Inequality in a Divided World by John Freeman explores how the environmental crisis is affecting vulnerable communities worldwide. A collection of...

The African Lookbook: A Visual History of 100 Years of African Women A striking and subversive visual history of African women, spanning a hundred-year arc from 1870 to 1970. This collection of...

The Penguin Book of Migration Literature brings together a diverse selection of works that explore the complexities of migration and its impact on individuals and communities. Spanning three...

A huge funeral in St Patrick's Cathedral in New York sets the stage for a complex and deadly event. The rich and famous from across America and beyond have gathered to pay their respects to a former...

The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States This anthology brings together thirty-three contributors who share their experiences of life in Haiti and the United States,...

Salvage Work examines contemporary literary responses to the law's construction of personhood in the Americas. It explores how literature engages with and reconfigures formal narrative conventions in...

The Things That Fly in the Night: Female Vampires in Literature of the Circum-Caribbean and African Diaspora by Giselle Liza Anatol explores the complex and often unsettling figure of the soucouyant,...

Daughters of Latin America brings together a dazzling collection of works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists across time, space, languages, and genres. This magnificent volume gathers...

The Novel of Human Rights by James Dawes explores the complexities of human rights in America and beyond. Dawes examines how novels reflect and shape our understanding of these issues, revealing a...

Revisiting the Elegy in the Black Lives Matter Era brings together a diverse range of voices to explore the power of elegy in contemporary poetry. This collection delves into the intersection of...

Breath, Eyes, Memory by Edwidge Danticat is a poignant novel about the complex relationships between mothers and daughters. When Sophie's mother leaves their homeland to find work in the US, she is...

Voicing Memory: A Historical Awareness in French Caribbean Literature This book explores how twentieth-century French Caribbean writers used their aesthetic practices to reconstruct a lost historical...