Trinity Talks: A Conversation with Edwidge Danticat
Reflections on Migration and Asylum
Award-winning novelist Edwidge Danticat discussed Brother, I'm Dying, a poignant memoir about her family’s decision to flee escalating violence in Haiti and seek asylum in America. Drawing on her family’s collective memory, her own experiences, and government documentation, Danticat highlights the potentially deadly consequences of U.S. immigration policy, while demonstrating how a family’s bonds of love can survive distance, loss, and tragedy.
Brother, I’m Dying is a National Book Critics Circle Award winner and National Book Award finalist. Edwidge Danticat has written numerous other books, including Claire of the Sea Light, a New York Times Notable Book, and The Dew Breaker, a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist. Her most recent, We’re Alone, is a collection of essays that explore environmental catastrophe, the traumas of colonialism, motherhood, and resilience. The recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” grant, Danticat has written articles for The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, and other publications.
Award-winning novelist Edwidge Danticat discussed Brother, I'm Dying, a poignant memoir about her family’s decision to flee escalating violence in Haiti and seek asylum in America. Drawing on her family’s collective memory, her own experiences, and government documentation, Danticat highlights the potentially deadly consequences of U.S. immigration policy, while demonstrating how a family’s bonds of love can survive distance, loss, and tragedy.
Brother, I’m Dying is a National Book Critics Circle Award winner and National Book Award finalist. Edwidge Danticat has written numerous other books, including Claire of the Sea Light, a New York Times Notable Book, and The Dew Breaker, a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist. Her most recent, We’re Alone, is a collection of essays that explore environmental catastrophe, the traumas of colonialism, motherhood, and resilience. The recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” grant, Danticat has written articles for The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, and other publications.
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