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“Loved these smart essays by acclaimed author Edwidge Danticat.”
— Mary • Newtonville Books
Bookseller recommendation
“One of my favorite authors is Edwidge Danticat; her writing is beautiful. She does a great job of narrating this book of essays. Danticat covers a lot of ground; from her childhood, to current events in Haiti. If you'd like to gain a sense of Haitian history and what it's like to be an immigrant from Haiti, this book is enlightening. From the personal to the global she covers it all. ”
— Ann • Dragon Tale Books
Summary
Tracing a loose arc from Edwidge Danticat’s childhood to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent events in Haiti, the essays gathered in We’re Alone include personal narrative, reportage, and tributes to mentors and heroes such as Toni Morrison, Paule Marshall, Gabriel García Márquez, and James Baldwin that explore several abiding themes: environmental catastrophe, the traumas of colonialism, motherhood, and the complexities of resilience.From hurricanes to political violence, from her days as a new student at a Brooklyn elementary school knowing little English to her account of a shooting hoax at a Miami mall, Danticat has an extraordinary ability to move from the personal to the global and back again. Throughout, literature and art prove to be her reliable companions and guides through both tragedies and triumphs.Danticat is an irresistible presence on the page: full of heart, outrage, humor, clear thinking, and moral questioning, while reminding us of the possibilities of community. We’re Alone is a book that asks us to think through some of the world’s intractable problems while deepening our understanding of one of the most significant novelists at work today.