Brother, I'm Dying
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"Brother, I'm Dying" is a memoir by Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat that recounts her family's history, political turmoil in Haiti, and the tragic fate of her uncle in U.S. immigration custody.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brother, I'm Dying canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| author | Edwidge Danticat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Haitian political violence
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detention in U.S. immigration custody ⓘ refugee experience ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
bureaucratic injustice
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exile ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ home and belonging ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
relationship between Edwidge Danticat and her father
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relationship between Edwidge Danticat and her uncle Joseph ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Haitian-American ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781400041152 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacter |
Edwidge Danticat's father
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Joseph Dantica NERFINISHED ⓘ Mira Danticat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Danticat family
NERFINISHED
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Edwidge Danticat NERFINISHED ⓘ Haitian diaspora NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. immigration system ⓘ death of Danticat's uncle ⓘ family separation ⓘ immigration ⓘ political turmoil in Haiti ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | National Book Award for Nonfiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
Haiti
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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