Postscript

Postscript Edwidge Danticat (bio) my father is dyingno, not bed-boundyes, he still drives his cabnamed for wanderers, nomads, gypsiesmy faith has diminishedin modern herbsand ancient medicineas he shrinkswith each gluey breathi wish we could trade placesbut were i in his steadhe'd want to change with meso is this our faustian bargainwith his godsfor the pack a daythe pint a weekand all maleficent foodsdoes this meani never have to die? [End Page 410] Edwidge Danticat Edwidge Danticat, who was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is author of six books of fiction, Breath, Eyes, Memory, Krik? Krak!, The Farming of Bones, Behind the Mountains, The Dew Breaker, and Anacaona: Golden Flower, Haiti, 1490; editor of an anthology, The Butterfly's Way; and author of a memoir, Brother, I'm Dying. Her work has been translated into Spanish, French, German, Korean, Italian, and other languages. She graduated from Clara Barton High School in Brooklyn and received a BA degree in French literature from Barnard College and the MFA degree in creative writing from Brown University. She lives in Miami, Florida. Copyright © 2010 Edwidge Danticat Reprinted with permission from Edwidge Danticat

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