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Conversations with Edwidge Danticat / edited by Maxine Lavon Montgomery.

Author/creator Danticat, Edwidge, 1969- interviewee.
Other author/creatorMontgomery, Maxine Lavon, 1959- editor.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2017]
Descriptionxxv, 237 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Literary conversations series
Literary conversations series. ^A224005
Abstract "This volume sheds a much-needed light on Edwidge Danticat (b. 1969) and her ability to depict timely issues in sparkling prose that delves deep into the borderlands, an uncharted in-between space located outside fixed geographic, cultural, and ideological bounds. Prevalent throughout many interviews here is Danticat's expressed determination not only to reveal Haitian immigrant experience, but also to make that nuanced culture and its vibrant traditions accessible to a wide audience. These interviews coincide with Edwidge Danticat's evolving artistic vision, her steady book publication, and her expanding roles as fiction writer, essayist, memoirist, documentarian, young adult book author, editor, songwriter, cultural critic, and political commentator. Dating from her appearance on the literary scene at the age of twenty-five, the many interviews that she has granted attest to not only her productivity, but also her accessibility to scholars, teachers, writers, and journalists eager for knowledge about her vision. Included in this volume are interviews that range from 2000, covering the publication of her debut work of fiction, Breath, Eyes, Memory, to a personal interview conducted with the volume editor in 2016. In that conversation, which appears for the first time as part of this collection, Danticat provides insight into little-known aspects of her life, art, and politics. Her candid interviews carry out a careful stripping away of preconceived notions of Danticat, disclosing the private and public life of a first-class writer and intellectual whose countless achievements have assured her an enduring place within contemporary world letters."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Danticat, Edwidge, 1969- author. Conversations with Edwidge Danticat Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2017 9781496812568
Genre/formInterviews.
LCCN 2017006309
ISBN9781496812551 hardcover
ISBN1496812557 hardcover
Standard identifier# 40027281158

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