Breath, Eyes, Memory Summary
Edwidge Danticat

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Breath, Eyes, Memory Summary

When Breath, Eyes, Memory was published in 1994, Edwidge Danticat was hailed by Publishers Weekly as "a distinctive new voice with a sensitive insight into Haitian culture." Although there are some similarities between Sophie's story and Danticat's own life, the work is largely fiction, informed by Danticat's own experience. The book was the culmination of many years of writing, beginning in Danticat's adolescence, when she wrote a story about coming to America to be...

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