Edwidge Danticat : a companion to the young adult literature / Mary Ellen Snodgrass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snodgrass, Mary Ellen, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Series:

McFarland companions to young adult literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young adult fiction--Study and teaching.

Young adult fiction.

Danticat, Edwidge, 1969---Encylopedias.

Danticat, Edwidge.

Genre:

Literary criticism.

Physical Description:

vii, 273 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2022]

Summary:

"A comet in the mounting firmament of third-world, non-white, female writers, Edwidge Danticat stands apart. Danticat is an accomplished trilingual children's and YA author, activist, op-ed and cinema writer, and keynote speaker. Much of her work introduces the world to the cultural uniqueness of Haiti, the first black republic, and the elements of African heritage, language, and Vodou that continue to color all aspects of the island's art and self-expression. This companion provides an in-depth look into the world and writings of Danticat through A-Z entries. These entries cover both her works and the prevalent themes of her writing, including colonialism, slavery, superstition, adaptation, dreams and coming of age. It also provides a biography of Danticat, a list of 32 aphorisms from Danticat's fiction, a guide to the names and histories of the real places in her fiction, lesson planning aids, and a robust glossary offering translations and definitions for the many Creole, French, Japanese, Latin, Spanish, and Taino terms in Danticat's writing"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: A Biography of Edwidge Danticat (January 19, 1969)

Edwidge Danticat Family Tree

The Companion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9781476687155

1476687153

OCLC:

1263865718

Publisher Number:

99991088724