And the fact that Haiti was occupied for 19 years by the United States, from 1915 to 1934.
Edwidge DanticatIt's not a matter of whether the reviews of your books are good or bad, it's about being taken seriously, both as a woman writer and as a writer of color. Also, it worries me when people point to a couple of women writers or writers of color who get some attention - and I am sometimes pulled into that category - to prove that others are getting a fair shot. It's like those people who keep saying that racism no longer exists in this country because Barack Obama was a President of the United States.
Edwidge DanticatWe need literature because we wouldn’t fully know ourselves without it. We need good literature to be fully human.
Edwidge Danticat