Danticat, Edwidge
1969-present · Contribution: 1994-present
Fiction, short stories, essays, and memoir exploring Haitian and Haitian-American life, migration, memory, and political violence; 'Breath, Eyes, Memory' (1994), 'Krik? Krak!' (1995), 'The Farming of Bones' (1998), and 'Brother, I'm Dying' (2007)
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Impact on the world
A leading Haitian-American literary voice; winner of an American Book Award, the inaugural Story Prize, and a National Book Critics Circle Award, and a MacArthur Fellow (2009); 'Breath, Eyes, Memory' was an Oprah's Book Club selection.
Life & background
Haitian-American writer born Jan 19, 1969 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; joined her parents in Brooklyn, NY at age 12. MFA, Brown University. Lives in Miami.
Sources
- Literary Arts; National Book Foundation
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