Caroline’s Wedding | Biography
Edwidge Danticat was born on January 19, 1969, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to André Miracin (a cab driver) and Rose Souvenance (a textile worker) Danticat. When Edwidge was two years old, her father emigrated from Haiti to New York, to be followed two years later by her mother. Remaining in Haiti, the young Danticat was raised by her aunt and uncle. During these years she was exposed to the Haitian tradition of storytelling. Danticat’s aunts and grandmothers would call out, “Krik?” and she would reply, “Krak!” as a signal to the storyteller to begin. Her formal education in...
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