Edwidge Danticat: A Reader's Guide

by Martin Munro

Book Overview

Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994), the novel born from Edwidge Danticat's childhood in Haiti and immigration to New York City, was one of the great literary debuts of recent times, marking the emergence of an impressive talent in addition to opening up an entire culture to a broad general readership. This gifted author went on to win the American Book Award in 1999 for her novel, The Farming of Bones (1998), attracting further critical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813930227
• ISBN13: 9780813930220
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher