Brother, I'm Dying

Brother, I'm DyingWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography A National Book Award Finalist A New York Times Notable Book 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

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography
A National Book Award Finalist
A New York Times Notable Book

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 09/09/2008
ISBN: 9781400034307
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.19w x 0.83d
Award: Dayton Literary Peace Prize - Winner

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 10/10/2008 pg. 76
New York Times Book Review 10/12/2008 pg. 32

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 120109 / Brother, I'm Dying
Reading Level: 6.9 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 12