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Edwidge Danticat - We're Alone: Essays

By Joe Donahue
Published November 5, 2024 at 3:00 PM EST
Book cover for "We're Alone: Essays" by Edwidge Danticat
Graywolf Press

Edwidge Danticat has enriched and enlarged American literature with her novels and short stories about Haiti. Her latest, “We’re Alone,” is an essay collection that explores her profound and enduring connection to Haiti, as well as a deep concern for her family, her beloved island and the world.

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