Edwidge Danticat: Quick Facts

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Born	January 19, 1969 (age 57) • Port-au-Prince • Haiti
Notable Works	“Breath, Eyes, Memory” • “Brother, I’m Dying” • “Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work” • “Everything Inside” • “Krik? Krak!” • “The Dew Breaker” • “The Farming of Bones” • “Untwine”

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Edwidge Danticat wearing a light-colored blouse and gold hoop earrings, looking slightly to the side, at the Cannes Film Festival jury photocall.

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