Edwidge Danticat

When Haitians tell a story, they say "Krik?" and the eager listeners answer "Krak!" In Krik? Krak! In her second novel, Edwidge Danticat establishes herself as the latest heir to that narrative tradition with nine stories that encompass both the cruelties and the high ideals of Haitian life. They tell of women who continue loving behind prison walls and in the face of unfathomable loss; of a people who resist the brutality of their rulers through the powers of imagination. The result is a collection that outrages, saddens, and transports the reader with its sheer beauty.

Print · Soho Press · 1995 · English
ISBN 9781569470251

Print · Soho Press · 1995 · English
ISBN 9780606252737

Print · Soho · 1995 · English
ISBN 9781569470404

Print · Vintage Contemporaries, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Incorporated · 1996 · English
ISBN 9781417619313

Print · Abacus · 1996 · English
ISBN 9780349107165

Print · Fremad · 1996 · da
ISBN 9788755719828

Print · Vintage Books · 1996 · English
ISBN 9780679766575

Print · Wereldbibliotheek · 1996-01-01 · nl
ISBN 9789028417243

Print · Soho Press, Incorporated · 2004 · English
ISBN 9781299578333

Print · Paw Prints · 2008-01-01 · English
ISBN 9781439571248

Print · Marco Book Company · 2009-07 · English
ISBN 9780784808160

Print · Soho Press · 2015-12-15 · English
ISBN 9781616957001

Print · Arde · 2023-10-18 · es
ISBN 9788412501056

Audiobook · Recorded Books · 2022 · English
ISBN 9781419395659

eBook · Random House Publishing Services · 2004-01-01 · English
ISBN 9781569478028

First Person Fiction is dedicated to the immigrant experience in modern America. In "Behind the Mountains" Edwidge Danticat tells the story of Celiane and her family's struggles in Haiti and New York. It is election time in Haiti, and bombs are going off in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. During a visit from her home in rural Haiti, Celiane Espérance and her mother are nearly killed. Looking at her country with new eyes, Celiane gains a fresh resolve to be reunited with her father in Brooklyn, New York. The harsh winter and concrete landscape of her new home are a shock to Celiane, who witnesses her parents' struggle to earn a living, her brother's uneasy adjustment to American society, and her own encounters with learning difficulties and school violence.

Print · Orchard Books · 2002 · English
ISBN 9780439372992

Print · Orchard Books · 2002 · English
ISBN 9780439373005

Print · Scholastic · 2003 · English
ISBN 9780439531122

Print · Turtleback · 2004 · English
ISBN 9780613604031

Print · Scholastic, Incorporated · 2022-04-05 · English
ISBN 9781338745719

eBook · Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · 2015-04-28 · English
ISBN 9780545843232

eBook · Scholastic Inc. · 2022-04-05 · English
ISBN 9781338841565

Identical twins Giselle and Isabelle Boyer remain deeply connected even as their family begins to unravel. After a devastating accident, Giselle wakes in a hospital unable to speak or move. Confined within her injured body, she revisits memories of her twin, parents, friends, and romantic relationships to understand what happened and how those bonds shaped her. Grief and longing threaten to overwhelm her, but the same connections may give her the strength required to move toward recovery.

Print · Scholastic, Incorporated · 2017-01-31 · English
ISBN 9780545423045

Print · Turtleback · 2017-01-31 · English
ISBN 9780606397117

Print · Scholastic, Incorporated · 2017-01-31 · English
ISBN 9781536402131

Audiobook · Scholastic on Brilliance Audio · 2017-01-31 · English
ISBN 9781522652090

eBook · Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. · 2015-09-29 · English
ISBN 9780545843317