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

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Thu Aug 27 | 06:00 PM
BUSBOYS AND POETS 14TH & V
2021 14TH ST NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20009-4436
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Fri Aug 28 | 06:00 PM
THE LYNX
601 S MAIN ST
GAINESVILLE, FL 32601-6719
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Sat Aug 29 | 07:00 PM
BOOKS & BOOKS
265 ARAGON AVE
CORAL GABLES, FL 33134-5046
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Tue Sep 08 | 07:00 PM
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
476 5TH AVE
NEW YORK, NY 10018-2788
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CENTER FOR FICTION
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BROOKLYN, NY 11217-1415
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