Edwidge Danticat
Haitian-American author who has chronicled Haitian history and the diaspora experience with extraordinary literary power. The Farming of Bones and Krik? Krak! are landmarks of Caribbean-American literature. She is the most celebrated Haitian literary voice writing in English.
Works
- Breath, Eyes, MemoryHaitian mother and daughter navigate trauma and intergenerational pain
- Krik? Krak!Story collection of Haitian women's stories and experiences
- The Farming of BonesDark historical novel of Haiti and Dominican Republic border massacre
- Brother I'm DyingMemoir of family separation and brother's imprisonment in Haiti
- Claire of the Sea LightInterconnected stories spanning Haiti, New York, and Providence
- Everything InsideCollection of interconnected stories exploring secrets and identity
- The Dew BreakerStories of former Haitian secret police coming to terms with past
- Create DangerouslyEssay on writing, danger, and creating meaning under oppression
- Breath Eyes MemoryHaitian mother and daughter navigate trauma and intergenerational pain
- Krik KrakStory collection of Haitian women's stories and experiences