Edwidge Danticat
Praise for After The Dance
The young Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat has given the world honest and loving portraits of Haitian people, both on the island and in the United States
Boston Globe
Ms. Danticat has dared to probe into some of the most painful and hidden Haitian traditions
New York Times
This gem of lyrical reportage takes Danticat from behind a "mask of distant observer" into the heart of a "massive stream of joy", filling in the history and folklore behind the steamy surface
Boyd Tonkin, Independent
The young Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat has given the world honest and loving portraits of Haitian people, both on the island and in the United States
Boston Globe
Ms. Danticat has dared to probe into some of the most painful and hidden Haitian traditions
New York Times
This gem of lyrical reportage takes Danticat from behind a "mask of distant observer" into the heart of a "massive stream of joy", filling in the history and folklore behind the steamy surface
Boyd Tonkin, Independent
The young Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat has given the world honest and loving portraits of Haitian people, both on the island and in the United States
Boston Globe
Ms. Danticat has dared to probe into some of the most painful and hidden Haitian traditions
New York Times
This gem of lyrical reportage takes Danticat from behind a "mask of distant observer" into the heart of a "massive stream of joy", filling in the history and folklore behind the steamy surface
Boyd Tonkin, Independent