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We're Alone: Essays
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A powerful collection of essays that combines personal stories with global themes, from colonialism to motherhood to climate disasters and more.
A collection of exceptional new essays by one of the most significant contemporary writers on the world stage
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 coloniali...
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After digging into the fantastic profile of Garth Greenwell in the September/October 2024 issue of Poets & Writers, Edwidge Danticat’s interview is your next step. Renée H. Shea writes, “In a new essay collection, We’re Alone, Edwidge Danticat brings personal narrative and reportage to bear on tragedies and triumphs such as environmental catastrophe, the ongoing […]
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