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23 quotes by Edwidge Danticat

Edwidge Danticat Danticat, September 2007 Born (1969-01-19) January 19, 1969 (age 46) Port-au-Prince, Haiti Occupation Writer Nationality Haitian American Period 1994–present Genre Novels, short stories Edwidge Danticat (Haitian Creole pronunciation: [ɛdwidʒ dãtika]; born January 19, 1969) is a Haitian-American author.
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People think that there is a country there that these people are only around when they are on CNN. I don't think that's limited to Haiti.

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To start with, for example this year, 2004, is the bicentennial of Haitian independence.

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Creating these messes that go from administration to administration and then you swoop in and clean them up - with that heroic Delta force - people... →

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Especially moments when things are very difficult and complicated for me and I am still trying to grasp what is happening and I am still trying to... →

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I think Haiti is a place that suffers so much from neglect that people only want to hear about it when It's at its extreme. And that's what... →

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In terms of the idea of long-term occupation - I have been reading a little bit more about this period - and you can see in that occupation are many... →

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More and more people are able to access information - thank goodness we have the Internet and if you are interested you can find things. Which is... →

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Napoleon had been fighting this army of slaves and free people in Haiti and it depleted his forces. And after the Revolution, when the French were... →

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Or even the state of Florida, where they are prepared to execute children. Umm, well, you hope that at least that there is something there to be... →

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That's whatever news topic, whatever political process any country is going through - whenever they are in the news, that's when they exist.... →

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