Brother, I'm dying

By Edwidge Danticat

Subjects: 18.06, Biography, Biography & Autobiography, Écrivains américains, Conditions sociales, American Authors, Écrivaines noires américaines, Émigration et immigration, Familydanticat, edwidge , 1969-, Biographies, Authors, american, Authors, biography, Uncles, Nonfiction, Migration period (Medieval culture or period), Families, General, Large type books, Emigration and Immigration, 813/.54 b, Hq 7999, Family, Histoire, Moeurs et coutumes, Haiti, social conditions, Oncles, 17.97, LITERARY CRITICISM, History, 20th Century, Danticat, edwidge , 1969-, Authors, american--20th century--biography, New York Times reviewed, Emigration and immigration, Médecine, American, Uncles--haiti, 7,26, Emigration, Haïtiens, Social conditions, Authors, American, Ps3554.a5815 z46 2008, Récits personnels, Immigration, Migrations (events)

Description: From the age of four, award-winning writer Edwidge Danticat came to think of her uncle Joseph as her "second father," when she was placed in his care after her parents left Haiti for America. And so she was both elated and saddened when, at twelve, she joined her parents and youngest brothers in New York City. As Edwidge made a life in a new country, adjusting to being far away from so many who she loved, she and her family continued to fear for the safety of those still in Haiti as the political situation deteriorated. In 2004, they entered into a terrifying tale of good people caught up in events beyond their control. Brother I'm Dying is an astonishing true-life epic, told on an intimate scale by one of our finest writers.From the Trade Paperback edition.