Edwidge Danticat, author portrait
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Edwidge Danticat

EDWIDGE DANTICAT is the author of numerous books, including The Art of Death, a National Book Critics Circle finalist; Claire of the Sea Light, a New York TimesNotable Book; Brother, I'm Dying, a National Book Critics Circle Award winner and National Book Award finalist; The Dew Breaker, a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist and winner of the inaugural Story Prize; The Farming of Bones, an American Book Award winner; Breath, Eyes, Memory, an Oprah's Book Club selection; and Krik? Krak!, also a National Book Award finalist. A 2018 Neustadt International Prize for Literature winner and the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" grant, she has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harper's Magazine, and elsewhere.

EDWIDGE DANTICAT is available for select readings and lectures. To inquire about a possible appearance, please contact Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau at speakers@penguinrandomhouse.com or visit prhspeakers.com.
Everything Inside: Reese's Book Club
Mama's Nightingale
Claire of the Sea Light
Brother, I'm Dying
The Dew Breaker

Sat Oct 17 | 05:00 PM
Boston Book Festival: Fiction Keynote:"Intersections of the Unexpected, Old South Church
645 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02116
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Sat Nov 21 | 01:45 PM
Miami Book Fair, in conversation with Tayari Jones at Chapman Conference Center, bldg 3
300 NE Second Av
Miami, FL 33132
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Books

Everything Inside: Reese's Book Club
Mama's Nightingale
Claire of the Sea Light
Brother, I'm Dying
The Dew Breaker

Events

Sat Oct 17 | 05:00 PM
Boston Book Festival: Fiction Keynote:"Intersections of the Unexpected, Old South Church
645 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02116
Google Map

Sat Nov 21 | 01:45 PM
Miami Book Fair, in conversation with Tayari Jones at Chapman Conference Center, bldg 3
300 NE Second Av
Miami, FL 33132
Google Map

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