Danticat, Edwidge

Writing in the notebook which her teacher gave her, thirteen-year-old Celiane describes life with her mother and brother in Haiti as well as her experiences in Brooklyn after the family finally immigrates there to be reunited with her father.

"A . . . collection of [eight short] stories about community, family and love"--Provided by publisher.

Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat discusses her book "The Dew Breaker" with Jeffrey Brown. The book relates the tortured past of a Haitian immigrant living in New York City.

The family and friends of a Haitian immigrant living in New York City describe his tortured past.

The family and friends of a Haitian immigrant living in New York City describe his tortured past.

A collection of essays and poetry about Haitian-Americans who travel between Haiti and America and the experiences that bind them together.

A man tries to hide his violent past in Haiti from his new family as he rebuilds his life in America.

Sophie Caco, a child who was born of rape, leaves Haiti at the age of twelve to join her mother in New York City, where they both battle with the results of sexual abuse.