Brother, I'm dying / Edwidge Danticat.

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In a personal memoir, the author describes her relationships with the two men closest to her--her father and his brother, Joseph, a charismatic pastor with whom she lived after her parents emigrated from Haiti to the United States.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Danticat, Edwidge, 1969- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Vintage Books, 2008.
Edition:First Vintage books edition.
Subjects:
Danticat, Edwidge, > 1969- > Family.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Uncles > Haiti.
Emigration and immigration.
Haiti > Social conditions > 20th century.
Écrivains américains > 20e siècle > Biographies.
Oncles > Haïti.
Émigration et immigration.
Haïti > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Emigration.
Migration period (Medieval culture or period)
Immigration.
Migrations (events)
Danticat, Edwidge, > 1969-
Authors, American.
Families.
Social conditions.
Uncles.
Haiti.
1900-1999
Collective biographies.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Collective biographies.
Physical Description:x, 272 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
In a personal memoir, the author describes her relationships with the two men closest to her--her father and his brother, Joseph, a charismatic pastor with whom she lived after her parents emigrated from Haiti to the United States.
Call Number:PS3554.A5815 Z46 2008
Awards:National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography, 2007
ISBN:9781400034307
1400034302