Biography
Create dangerously
2010·189 pages
A poignant memoir by Edwidge Danticat on art, exile, and the immigrant artist's duty to bear witness to suffering.
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A poignant memoir by Edwidge Danticat on art, exile, and the immigrant artist's duty to bear witness to suffering.
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Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously. This is what I've always thought it meant to be a writer. Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them.--Create Dangerously.
In this deeply personal book, the celebrated Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat reflects on art and exile, examining what it means to be an immigrant artist from a country in crisis. Inspired by Albert Camus' lecture, "Cre...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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No sexual content depicted.
Violence & gore
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Descriptions of violence including a machete attack and political assassination.
Profanity
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No profanity depicted.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Brief mention of a cousin who died of AIDS, context of identity unclear.
Religious content
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Minor references to cultural and spiritual beliefs in Haitian context.
Magic & witchcraft
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No occult or witchcraft themes depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Strong focus on political oppression, exile, and social issues in Haiti.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Central themes of systemic suffering, violence, and trauma in Haiti.
Other
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