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The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States

by Edwidge Danticat

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In this collection of 33 essays and poems, the experience of the Haitian emigre is described, with the works divided into four sections: childhood, migration, first generation, and return. Each author hauntingly describes their lives in Haiti and the United States.
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ISBN:
9781569472187
Subtitle:
Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States
Editor:
Danticat, Edwidge
Editor:
Danticat, Edwidge
Author:
Danticat, Edwidge
Publisher:
Soho Press
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
Caribbean & Latin American
Subject:
20th century
Subject:
Anthropology - Cultural
Subject:
American literature
Subject:
Haiti
Subject:
Haitian Americans
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
American literature -- 20th century.
Series Volume:
7
Publication Date:
February 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
280
Dimensions:
8.30x5.51x.91 in. .69 lbs.
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