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Edwidge Danticat - Biography
Born: January 19, 1969
Occupation: Novelist, Short Story Writer, Essayist, Professor
Nationality: Haitian-American
Notable Works:Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994), The Farming of Bones (1998), The Dew Breaker (2004)
Awards: MacArthur Fellowship (2009), National Book Critics Circle Award, Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
Current Position: Wun Tsun Tam Mellon Professor of the Humanities, Columbia University (2023)
Early Life and Immigration Journey
Edwidge Danticat was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where she spent her early childhood.
When she was 12 years old, her father, André, left for New York City, followed two years later by her mother, Rose. During this period, Danticat and her brother were raised by their aunt and uncle in Haiti. This separation, followed by their reunion in the U.S., greatly shaped Danticat's understanding of home and displacement, recurring themes in her work.
Literary Career and Themes
Danticat’s first novel,