Breath, eyes, memory.
Breath, eyes, memory.
By
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Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-
Publication Date
:
1994
Subject Term
:
Domestic fiction.
Genre
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Historical fiction.
Summary
:
At the age of twelve, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished village of Croix-des-Rosets 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 a novel that bears witness to the traditions, suffering, and wisdom of an entire people. At an astonishingly young age, Edwidge Danticat has become one of our most celebrated new novelists, a writer who evokes the wonder, terror, and heartache of her native Haiti--and the enduring strength of Haiti's women--with a vibrant imagery and narrative grace that bear witness to her people's suffering and courage.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780375705045
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Labrador City (LLC) M. Butt | Adult Fic Pbk | Adult Fiction Paperback | FIC DAN | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | ADULT FIC - BASEMENT | Adult Fiction - Basement | FIC DAN | Checked In |