New Releases by Edwidge Danticat

From the bestselling author of Everything Inside comes a vivid, timely story, moving from Haiti to Brooklyn to Miami, of a woman whose sense of self and family are called into question when she gets caught in a random act of violence one sunny Florida day. “Is home the place where we are born? Or is it the place where we die?” These questions haunt Magnolia, a successful Haitian American real estate agent in Miami. When she hears gunfire while at a shopping mall, she takes shelter in a nearby restaurant, cowering with fellow shoppers and diners. Once she’s safely home, Magnolia keeps this traumatic event from everyone. But given her life back, she begins to see everything clearly: her extraordinary bond with her daughter, Zoë; her nearly broken relationship with Zoë’s father; the challenges of her mentally troubled mother, whose unraveling patterns Magnolia worries she’s spiraling toward herself; and her father’s affair with a woman who has borne him a child. While struggling through the labyrinth of her past, Magnolia must also come to terms with the losses sustained that life-altering day, and nearly every day by her parents and sibling in Haiti. Can love or family protect us from harm? Does optimism or fear win out in one’s heart? Which side will prevail for Magnolia? Pulled between these questions, each of which involves a high-stakes choice—Miami or Haiti, single or married, mortal or ghost, before or after—Magnolia is a narrator who is “yon pati koukouy, part firefly”: flitting and shimmering between different worlds. Taking as its title a Haitian Kreyòl word for mourning, Dèy is a profoundly warm and moving novel about the importance not only of sharing grief but also of inseverable family ties. Brave and striking, Dèy is one of Danticat’s most powerful and deeply affecting works yet, told with her signature “unfaltering voice and evocative beauty” (The Boston Globe).

Amabelle, una joven huérfana haitiana, es acogida por la esposa de un coronel del ejército dominicano, quien la cría como su sirvienta. Su vida se entrelaza a la de Sébastien Onius, quien trabaja en la demandante y precaria labor de cortar caña de azúcar. Esta es una historia, situada en 1937, sobre el amor, la fragilidad, la barbarie, la dignidad, el recuerdo y el único triunfo posible para los perseguidos: resistir. En 1999 esta novela fue ganadora del American Book Award en la categoría de ficción.

Chemins d'écriture et de vie se répondent dans cet essai atypique où se croisent expériences, enfances, maternités, lectures et résistances. Témoignages d'une mère à ses filles : exil, exclusion, amour, peur... pour dire la géographie contrastée du monde. Appel à l'exigence de la vérité, de la mémoire afin de tracer les contours de demain. Nous sommes face à nos solitudes et cherchons ensemble les clefs.

A collection of exceptional new essays by one of the most significant contemporary writers on the world stage Tracing a loose arc from Edwidge Danticat’s childhood to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent events in Haiti, the essays gathered in We’re Alone include personal narrative, reportage, and tributes to mentors and heroes such as Toni Morrison, Paule Marshall, Gabriel García Márquez, and James Baldwin that explore several abiding themes: environmental catastrophe, the traumas of colonialism, motherhood, and the complexities of resilience. From hurricanes to political violence, from her days as a new student at a Brooklyn elementary school knowing little English to her account of a shooting hoax at a Miami mall, Danticat has an extraordinary ability to move from the personal to the global and back again. Throughout, literature and art prove to be her reliable companions and guides in both tragedies and triumphs. Danticat is an irresistible presence on the page: full of heart, outrage, humor, clear thinking, and moral questioning, while reminding us of the possibilities of community. And so “we’re alone” is both a fearsome admission and an intimate invitation—we’re alone now, we can talk. We’re Alone is a book that asks us to think through some of the world’s intractable problems while deepening our understanding of one of the most significant novelists at work today.

"McSweeney's three-time National Magazine Award-winning quarterly returns with a subjective and selective group of manifestos, all from the twentieth century and onward, all roaring with outrage and plans for a better world. Featuring life- and history-changing works from André Breton, Bertrand Russell, Valerie Solanas, Huey Newton, John Lee Clark, Dadaists, Futurists, Communists, Personists, and many more past and future -ists, plus brand-new work from brilliant radical thinkers Eileen Myles and James Hannaham. Let this incendiary collection light your whole world on fire."--Publisher's website.

With new introduction from Booker-prize-winning Bernardine Evaristo 'A vision of female solidarity which transcends place and time' Sunday Times Edwidge Danticat's groundbreaking debut. At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished Haitian village to New York to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know, and a legacy of shame that can be healed only when she returns to Haiti - to the women who first reared her. What ensues is a passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence. In her stunning literary debut, Danticat evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haiti - and the enduring strength of Haiti's women - with vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people's suffering and courage.

Coletânea de contos escritos por autoras latino-americanas e caribenhas contemporâneas. Os 14 textos são de: Alejandra Zina (Argentina), Carla Piazzi (Brasil), Claudia Hernández (El Salvador), Claudia Ulloa Donoso (Peru), Edwidge Danticat (Haiti), Elena Poniatowska Amor (México), Inés Fernández Moreno (Argentina), Ivelisse Rodriguez (Porto Rico), Jamaica Kincaid (Antígua), Jarid Arraes (Brasil), Liliana Colanzi (Bolívia), Lina Meruane (Chile), Mayra Santos-Febres (Porto Rico) e Silvana Tavano (Brasil). Editora: Incompleta Organização e traduções: Laura Del Rey e Raquel Dommarco Pedrão Apresentação: Leticia Pilger da Silva Preparação e revisão de textos: Aline Caixeta Rodrigues Catalogação: Ruth Simão Paulino Publicado em março de 2022. Saiba mais em https://incompleta.com.br

No dia do aniversário de sete anos de Claire Limyè Lanmè, seu pai decide entregá-la para uma vendedora de tecidos para que ela dê à menina uma vida melhor. Pouco a pouco, somos apresentados a outros moradores do vilarejo de Claire, e um mundo de lembranças que deveriam permanecer enterrados vem à tona. Como num tecido, as vidas da história se entrelaçam, revelando algo da tragédia de todos eles, mas também momentos de força e esperança.

Whose lives count as fully human? The answer matters for everyone, disabled or not. The ancient Greek ideal linked physical wholeness to moral wholeness - the virtuous citizen was "beautiful and good." It's an ideal that has all too often turned deadly, casting those who do not measure up as less than human. In the pre-Christian era, infants with disabilities were left on the rocks; in modern times, they have been targeted by eugenics. Much has changed, thanks to the tenacious advocacy of the disability rights movement. Yesteryear's hellish institutions have given way to customized educational programs and assisted living centers. Public spaces have been reconfigured to improve access. Therapies and medical technology have advanced rapidly in sophistication and effectiveness. Protections for people with disabilities have been enshrined in many countries' antidiscrimination laws. But these victories, impressive as they are, mask other realities that collide awkwardly with society's avowals of equality. Why are parents choosing to abort a baby likely to have a disability? Why does Belgian law allow for euthanasia in cases of disability, even absent a terminal diagnosis or physical pain? Why, when ventilators were in short supply during the first Covid wave, did some states list disability as a reason to deny care? On this theme: - Heonju Lee tells how his son with Down syndrome saved another child's life. - Molly McCully Brown and Victoria Reynolds Farmer recount their personal experiences with disability. - Amy Julia Becker says meritocracies fail because they value the wrong things. - Maureen Swinger asks six mothers around the world about raising a child with disabilities. - Joe Keiderling documents the unfinished struggle for disability rights. - Isaac T. Soon wonders if Saint Paul's "thorn in the flesh" was a disability. - Leah Libresco Sargeant reviews What Can a Body Do? and Making Disability Modern. - Sarah C. Williams says testing for fetal abnormalities is not a neutral practice. Also in the issue: - Ross Douthat is brought low by intractable Lyme disease. - Edwidge Danticat flees an active shooter in a packed mall. - Eugene Vodolazkin finds comic relief at funerals, including his own father's. - Kelsey Osgood discovers that being an Orthodox Jew is strange, even in Brooklyn. - Christian Wiman pens three new poems. - Susannah Black profiles Flannery O'Conner. - Our writers review Eyal Press's Dirty Work, Steve Coll's Directorate S, and Millennial Nuns by the Daughters of Saint Paul. Plough Quarterly features stories, ideas, and culture for people eager to apply their faith to the challenges we face. Each issue includes in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art.

See below for English description. Préparez-vous à découvrir 300 merveilles loufoques, faits divers et statistiques sur les sciences, les animaux, la géographie, l'espace et plus encore! Ces livres remplis de faits sont très populaires et très appréciés dans les classes, les bibliothèques, à la maison et partout ailleurs! Une lecture rapide qui satisfait la curiosité et enrichit l'amour de la lecture. There's nothing that a mother can't fix. Whether it's a bump on the knee or a bad day at school, mom always has the remedy! There's no shortage of tricks up her sleeve; a cozy cup of hot chocolate, a comforting bubble bath, or a big bear hug. How will this mom comfort her child to turn a bad day into the best day? This heartwarming picture book by award-winning author Edwidge Danticat and illustrator Shannon Wright beautifully depicts the special relationship between a mother and child. This masterpiece is perfect for Mother's Day and any day! Original title: My Mommy Medicine

Da un’autrice tra le più prestigiose della letteratura americana, vincitrice di numerosi premi, una raccolta di racconti ambientati sia a Haiti, sia a Miami, sede principale della diaspora haitiana. Otto storie di grande intensità sull’amore, l’amicizia, l’abbandono, la nostalgia. Un innamoramento imprevisto tra due persone amiche che riesce a guarirle dalle loro ferite, un matrimonio che finisce con conseguenze irreparabili, due amanti che si ritrovano dopo una terribile tragedia che ha sconvolto il loro paese, una festa familiare che riunisce tre generazioni in una sorta di balletto precario tra il vecchio e il nuovo, un uomo vicino a morire che rivive i momenti chiave della vita che sta per lasciare. Sono questi i temi su cui si snoda la creatività e la grande maestria di Edwige Danticat in un libro ricco di saggezza e umanità, intimo e vasto al tempo stesso, in cui l’autrice esplora le forze che ci attirano gli uni agli altri o ci separano, a volte nello stesso drammatico istante.

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • "Unforgettable tales of families and lovers—from Haiti to Miami, Brooklyn, and beyond—often struggling with grief, loss, and missed connections.” —Vanity Fair • REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK A romance unexpectedly sparks between two wounded friends. A marriage ends for what seem like noble reasons, but with irreparable consequences. A young woman holds on to an impossible dream even as she fights for her survival. Two lovers reunite after unimaginable tragedy, both for their country and in their lives. A baby’s christening brings three generations of a family to a precarious dance between old and new. A man falls to his death in slow motion, reliving the defining moments of the life he is about to lose. Set in locales from Miami and Port-au-Prince to a small unnamed country in the Caribbean and beyond, here are eight emotionally absorbing stories, rich with hard-won wisdom and humanity. At once wide in scope and intimate, Everything Inside explores with quiet power and elegance the forces that pull us together or drive us apart, sometimes in the same searing instant.

Food - how it's grown, how it's shared - makes us who we are. This issue traces the connections between farm and food, between humus and human. According to the first book of the Bible, tending the earth was humankind's first task: "The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east; and there he put the man whom he had formed" (Gen. 2:8). The desire to get one's hands dirty raising one's own food, then, doesn't just come from modern romanticism, but is built into human nature. The title, "The Welcome Table," comes from a spiritual first sung by enslaved African-Americans. The song refers to the Bible's closing scene, the wedding feast of the Lamb described in the Book of Revelation, to which every race, tribe, and tongue are invited - a divine pledge of a day of freedom and freely shared plenty, of earth renewed and humanity restored. In the case of food, the symbol is the substance. Every meal, if shared generously and with radical hospitality, is already now a taste of the feast to come. Also in this issue: poetry by Luci Shaw; reviews of books by Julia Child, Robert Farrar Capon, Peter Mayle, Albert Woodfox, and Maria von Trapp; and art by Michael Naples, Sieger Köder, Carl Juste, André Chung, Ángel Bracho, Winslow Homer, Raymond Logan, Sybil Andrews, Cameron Davidson, and Jason Landsel. Plough Quarterly features stories, ideas, and culture for people eager to put their faith into action. Each issue brings you in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art to help you put Jesus' message into practice and find common cause with others.

My Mommy Medicine is a picture book about the comfort and love a mama offers when her child isn't feeling well, from renowned author Edwidge Danticat. Whenever I am sick, Or just feel kind of gloomy or sad, I can always count on my Mommy Medicine. When a child wakes up feeling sick, she is treated to a good dose of Mommy Medicine. Her remedy includes a yummy cup of hot chocolate; a cozy, bubble-filled bath time; and unlimited snuggles and cuddles. Mommy Medicine can heal all woes and make any day the BEST day! Award-winning memoirist Edwidge Danticat's rich and lyrical text envelops the reader in the security of a mother's love, and debut artist Shannon Wright's vibrant art infuses the story with even more warmth. A Parent's Choice Recommended Award Winner 2019 2020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List

Danticat moves outward from the shock of her mother's cancer diagnosis and sifts through her own writing life and personal history, all the while shifting fluidly through works of literature which circle the many incarnations of death, from individual to large-scale catastrophes. She ends with a heartrending prayer in the voice of her mother.

Waking up in the hospital seriously injured, Giselle reflects on her past choices to evaluate how her friends, her family and especially her identical twin have defined her existence.

"Composed in the wake of the devastating earthquake of January 2010, this inspired child's-eye view will leave no reader or listener unmoved." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From the New York Times-bestselling author and National Book Award finalist comes a brilliantly crafted story of hope and imagination—a powerful tribute to Haiti and children around the world . . . While Junior is trapped for 8 days beneath his collapsed house after an earthquake, he uses his imagination for comfort. Drawing on beautiful, everyday-life memories, Junior paints a sparkling picture of Haiti for each of those days—flying kites with his best friend or racing his sister around St. Marc's Square—helping him through the tragedy until he is finally rescued. Love and hope dance across each page—granting us a way to talk about resilience as a family, a classroom, or a friend. "An uplifting story, told in the ingenuous voice of Junior, a boy pulled from the rubble of his former home eight days after the earthquake that devastated Port-au-Prince in January 2010 . . . a moving celebration of hope, determination, and resilience." — Publishers Weekly "Focusing on one child who survived the 2010 disaster in Haiti, this beautiful and touching picture book is a true testament to the spirit of the people of this nation." — School Library Journal "Their moving storytelling personalizes the dramatic news stories of the disaster with a close-up, fictionalized narrative of one child's experience." — Booklist

The series dedicated to the immigrant experience in modern America starts off with a moving novel of one family's struggles in Haiti and New York. It is election time in Haiti, and bombs are going off in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. During a visit from her home in rural Haiti, Celiane Espérance and her mother are nearly killed. Looking at her country with new eyes, Celiane gains a fresh resolve to be reunited with her father in Brooklyn, New York. The harsh winter and concrete landscape of her new home are a shock to Celiane, who witnesses her parents' struggle to earn a living, her brother's uneasy adjustment to American society, and her own encounters with learning difficulties and school violence. "The excellence of the writing and the resilient outlook of both first-person fictions set a high standard for this series." — The Horn Book "The author captures the color and texture of Haitian life as well as the heroine's adjustment to New York. While readers may want to hear more about her experiences in Brooklyn, they will appreciate the truthfulness of the family's struggle to reconnect." — Publishers Weekly

The New York Times–bestselling author and National Book Award finalist delivers a powerful Royal Diaries volume with the story of Haiti's heroic queen. With her signature narrative grace, Edwidge Danticat brings Haiti's beautiful queen Anacaona to life. Queen Anacaona was the wife of one of her island's rulers, and a composer of songs and poems, making her popular among her people. Haiti was relatively quiet until the Spanish conquistadors discovered the island and began to settle there in 1492.The Spaniards treated the natives very cruelly, and when the natives revolted, the Spanish governor of Haiti ordered the arrests of several native nobles, including Anacaona, who was eventually captured and executed, to the horror of her people. "A gripping story that shows European invasion from a native Caribbean viewpoint . . . readers will connect with Danticat's immediate, poetic language, Anacaona's finely drawn growing pains, and the powerful, graphic story that adds a vital perspective to the literature about Columbus and European expansion in the Americas." — Booklist "Explores the life of a proud, young Taíno woman as she grows into rulership, love, and motherhood . . . The arrival of Columbus's explorers marks a major turning point in the novel, and Danticat shifts from a languid, poetic style to a tense, high gear that makes it difficult to put the book down." — Historical Novel Society

The 20th anniversary edition of Edwidge Danticat's groundbreaking debut, now an established classic--revised and with a new introduction by the author, and including extensive bonus materials At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished Haitian village to New York to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know, and a legacy of shame that can be healed only when she returns to Haiti—to the women who first reared her. What ensues is a passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence. In her stunning literary debut, Danticat evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haiti—and the enduring strength of Haiti’s women—with vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people’s suffering and courage.

A Villa Rose, un petit village côtier au Sud de Port-au-Prince, tout le monde se connaît. Une embarcation de pêcheur vient d’être emportée par une gigantesque vague et une enfant, Claire, a disparu. Elle venait d’avoir sept ans et de comprendre que son père envisageait de se séparer d’elle, qu’il aimait plus que tout au monde et qu’il élevait seul depuis la mort de la mère en couches, pour la confier à une femme aisée... Le destin est sans pitié pour les plus pauvres, comme en témoigne cette première histoire d’une série de récits enchâssés où alternent passé et présent, portraits nostalgiques d’un paysage paisible et scènes hallucinées de la violence qui ravage Haïti – celle des hommes comme de la nature : à la misère, aux fantômes et aux gangs font écho une chaleur qui fait éclater les grenouilles, des rivières qui sortent de leur lit et des arbres qui pourrissent sur pied... Villa Rose rappelle le Macondo de Gabriel Garcia Marquez, où il faut chaque jour faire triompher la vie sur la mort.

Célimène. Conte de fée pour fille d’immigrante raconte l’histoire de Célimène, orpheline, qui vit avec son frère cadet Mo à Pik Rose. Fille de paysans, elle connaît les secrets des rivières, des plantes et des animaux. La vie suit son cours jusqu’à ce que survienne Zaken, qui la demande en mariage. Elle quitte alors son village natal pour suivre son mari, selon la coutume. Célimène vit là-bas de multiples aventures, et aussi quelques surprises : Zaken, qu’elle croyait être un simple paysan, s’avère être le chef du village, et il entretient une relation mystérieuse avec Liya, une phénoménale anaconda de 12 mètres de long. Pour survivre, Célimène apprend à se battre et à inventer l’espoir. Dans cette aventure, elle apprend aussi ce qu’est l’exil : changer de pays, changer de peau sans pour autant disparaître. Dans ce conte touchant où s’entremêlent amour et jalousie, tolérance et révolte, Edwidge Danticat offre avec grâce et discrétion, comme dans une peinture primitive, des scènes de vie d’une famille paysanne qui découvre à travers maintes épreuves la douleur de l’exil.

Louis-Philippe Dalembert was born in Port-au-Prince in 1962. The author of numerous works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, he has lived and taught in Europe, the Middle East, and the United States. Robert H. McCormick Jr. is Professor Emeritus of Literature and Creative Writing at Franklin University Switzerland. Edwidge Danticat, author of Breath, Eyes, Memory and Brother, I'm Dying, is a recipient of the National Book Critics Circle Award and a MacArthur Genius Grant.

From the national bestselling author of Brother, I’m Dying and The Dew Breaker: a “fiercely beautiful” novel (Los Angeles Times) that brings us deep into the intertwined lives of a small seaside town where a little girl, the daughter of a fisherman, has gone missing. Just as her father makes the wrenching decision to send her away for a chance at a better life, Claire Limyè Lanmè—Claire of the Sea Light—suddenly disappears. As the people of the Haitian seaside community of Ville Rose search for her, painful secrets, haunting memories, and startling truths are unearthed. In this stunning novel about intertwined lives, Edwidge Danticat crafts a tightly woven, breathtaking tapestry that explores the mysterious bonds we share—with the natural world and with one another.

S'inspirant de l'essai homonyme de Camus, Edwige Danticat brosse le portrait d'artistes immigrés et d'intellectuels de tous pays, partagés entre la démocratie et la dictature, entre la liberté et la répression, entre la dette qu'ils ont envers leurs pays d'accueil et le sentiment de culpabilité qu'ils nourissent envers le pays de leurs racines, victimes de crimes qui les ont poussé à fuir, mais qui continue de hanter leur art. Portrait, mais aussi témoignage d'une situation politique qui perdure en Haïti. Histoire personnelle, mais aussi réflexion sur la création en exil, apportant la preuve qu'il n'est de vraie patrie, pour l'écrivain, que la littérature.

A New York Times Notable Book A Miami Herald Best Book of the Year In this deeply personal book, the celebrated Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat reflects on art and exile. Inspired by Albert Camus and adapted from her own lectures for Princeton University’s Toni Morrison Lecture Series, here Danticat tells stories of artists who create despite (or because of) the horrors that drove them from their homelands. Combining memoir and essay, these moving and eloquent pieces examine what it means to be an artist from a country in crisis. BONUS MATERIAL: This edition includes an excerpt from Edwidge Danticat's Claire of the Sea Light.

À la suite du tremblement de terre ayant secoué Port-au-Prince le 12 janvier 2010, un garçonnet de 7 ans se retrouve coincé sous les décombres. Il faut huit jours avant que les secours n'arrivent à le libérer de sa prison. Huit jours pendant lesquels il survit en puisant dans les souvenirs de moments heureux qu'il a partagés avec sa famille et son copain Oscar, qui périt malheureusement sous les pierres. Sur chaque double page, l'enfant partage l'un de ces moments de bonheur qui l'aident à tenir le coup : les tournois de billes, les parties de cache-cache, les histoires que lui racontaient le coiffeur, les répétitions de la chorale, les promenades dans une campagne balayée par une douce pluie, les tours de vélo autour de la statue du Marron inconnu sise devant le palais présidentiel ou encore la dégustation de mangues bien juteuses.