September 25

"Danticat's clarity of vision takes on the resonance of folk art . . . extraordinarily successful"-The New York Times Book Review

Edwidge Danticat, still in her twenties, is the author of two highly acclaimed works of fiction, the stunning Breath, Eyes, Memory (Vintage, 1994) and the collection of short stories Krik? Krak! (Vintage, 1991), which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Both books depict her troubled but enchanting homeland, the island of Haiti. Publication rights to Breath, Eyes, Memory have been sold in seven countries. Edwidge Danticat has also worked in film, collaborating with Jonathan Demme on documentaries concerning Haitian cinema and political torture.