Brother, I'm dying

By Edwidge Danticat

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

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.