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Brother, I'm Dying

By Edwidge Danticat
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award • In this powerful work of nonfiction that takes up immigration and the strength of family, Edwidge Danticat tells the story of her beloved father and uncle – how her father came to the US; and how his brother later died at the hands of the Department of Homeland Security while he pleaded asylum trying to escape untenable violence at home.

A National Book Award Finalist • A New York Times Notable Book • A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book o...

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