Edwidge Danticat: A Companion to the Young Adult Literature

Edwidge Danticat is a Haitian-American writer who is accomplished in trilingual children's and YA literature, as well as an activist, op-ed, and cinema writer. This companion provides an in-depth look into her world and writings, covering colonialism, slavery, superstition, adaptation, dreams, and coming of age. It also includes a biography, 32 aphorisms, a guide to real places, lesson planning aids, and a glossary.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 277 pages
Publication date: 30 July 2022
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc

Edwidge Danticat is a comet in the firmament of third-world, non-white, female writers, standing apart. An accomplished trilingual children's and YA author, she is also an activist, op-ed, and cinema writer, and keynote speaker. Much of her work introduces the world to the cultural uniqueness of Haiti, the first black republic, and the elements of African heritage, language, and Vodou that continue to color all aspects of the island's art and self-expression.

This companion provides an in-depth look into the world and writings of Danticat through A-Z entries. These entries cover both her works and the prevalent themes of her writing, including colonialism, slavery, superstition, adaptation, dreams, and coming of age. It also provides a biography of Danticat, a list of 32 aphorisms from her fiction, a guide to the names and histories of the real places in her fiction, lesson planning aids, and a robust glossary offering translations and definitions for the many Creole, French, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, and Taino terms in Danticat's writing.

Weight: 151g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781476687155