The art of death : writing the final story
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Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2017].
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181 pages ; 18 cm.
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Albany Co. Public Library - Nonfiction814 DANTICATOn Shelf
Campbell Co. Public Library - Nonfiction809.93354 DANTICAT 2017On Shelf
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, [2017].
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English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-181).
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"'I have been writing about death for as long as I have been writing.' [Danticat's] book moves outward from the shock of her mother's [cancer] diagnosis and sifts through Danticat's writing life and personal history, all the while shifting ... from examples that range from Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude to Toni Morrison's Sula. The narrative, which continually circles the many incarnations of death from individual to large-scale catastrophes, culminates in a ... prayer in the voice of Danticat's mother"--Amazon.com.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Danticat, E. (2017). The art of death: writing the final story . Graywolf Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-. 2017. The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story. Graywolf Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Danticat, Edwidge, 1969-. The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story Graywolf Press, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Danticat, Edwidge. The Art of Death: Writing the Final Story Graywolf Press, 2017.

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