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Edwidge Danticat

1969 - Today

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Edwidge Danticat (Haitian Creole pronunciation: [edˈwidʒ dãtiˈka]; born January 19, 1969) is a Haitian American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory, was published in 1994 and went on to become an Oprah's Book Club selection. Danticat has since written or edited several books and has been the recipient of many awards and honors. Her work has dealt with themes of national identity, mother-daughter relationships, and diasporic politics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Edwidge Danticat is the 7,177th most popular writer (down from 7,034th in 2024), the 83rd most popular biography from Haiti (down from 81st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Haitian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edwidge Danticat ranks 7,177 out of 7,302. Before her are Julia Serano, George Monbiot, Elizabeth Hand, Dave Barry, Sanal Edamaruku, and Nicodemo Gentile. After her are Walt Dohrn, Hwang Seon-mi, Mark Boal, Evgeny Morozov, Geoff Johns, and Szczepan Sadurski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Edwidge Danticat ranks 943. Before her are Sylke Otto, Dmitri Khristich, Javier Margas, Brendan Shanahan, Johnny Mølby, and Nicodemo Gentile. After her are Rob Dougan, Gosho Ginchev, James Carter, Roberto Laiseka, Kerstin Müller, and Rudi Vata.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Edwidge Danticat ranks 83 out of 94. Before her are Jack Guy Lafontant (1961), Luck Mervil (1967), Bruny Surin (1967), Enex Jean-Charles (1960), Jean-Henry Céant (1956), and Florence Duperval Guillaume (1964). After her are Jimmy Jean-Louis (1968), Jimmy Chérizier (1977), Jean Pascal (1982), Meta Golding (1971), Fritz William Michel (1980), and Adonis Stevenson (1977).

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Among WRITERS In Haiti

Among writers born in Haiti, Edwidge Danticat ranks 5. Before her are Frankétienne (1936), René Depestre (1926), Jacques Roumain (1907), and Dany Laferrière (1953).

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