People are just too hopeful, and sometimes hope is the biggest weapon of all to use against us. People will believe anything.
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In fact that is the struggle that most Americans - As rich as this country is, most Americans are very limited in their interaction with the world, unless the world comes to us in a very shocking way.
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Birth: | 19th January, 1969 |
Nationality: | American, Haitian |
Profession: | Author, Essayist, Novelist |
Edwidge Danticat was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. She is a Haitian-American author, essayist, and novelist. She is an award-winning author of 'Breath, Eyes, Memory,' 'Krik? Krak!' and 'The Dew Breaker,' among others. She received a BA in French literature and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Brown University in 1993. Since completing her MFA, she has taught creative writing at the New York University and the University of Miami.
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