Edwidge Danticat: Create Dangerously
A Wisconsin Book Festival/UW Center for the Humanities Event
Event Details
Date
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Time
5:15 p.m.
Location
Promenade Hall, Overture Center
Description
Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti in 1969 and came to the United States when she was 12 years old. She made an auspicious debut with her first novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory, and followed by being the youngest nominee for the National Book Award ever. She is the author of two novels, two collections of stories, two books for young adults, and two nonfiction books. In 2009, she received a MacArthur Fellowship.
Cost
Free
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