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Nov 2, 2026 1 hr 4 min

First Draft - Edwidge Danticat (Returns Again)

from First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing Hosted by Mitzi Rapkin

Edwidge Danticat is the author of numerous books, including The Art of Death, a National Book Critics Circle finalist; Claire of the Sea Light, a New York Times Notable Book; Brother, I’m Dying, a National Book Critics Circle Award winner and National Book Award finalist; The Dew Breaker, a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist; The Farming of Bones, an American Book Award winner; Breath, Eyes, Memory, an Oprah’s Book Club selection; and Krik? Krak!, also a National Book Award finalist. A Neustadt International Prize for Literature winner and the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant, she has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, and elsewhere. Her new novel Dèy is shortlisted for the National Book Award. Support this podcast at ⁠Patreon⁠. Listeners like you keep the podcast going. Thank you! Visit the website at www.firstdraftwriters.com

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