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The dew breaker by Edwidge Danticat · Booklabria

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Edwidge Danticat
The dew breaker

Short StoriesPsychological

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First published: 1960
Editions: 8 in 2 languages

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A book by Edwidge Danticat, first published in 1960. Open Library records 8 editions, in English and French; the English edition is from Vintage Books, 2005, 244 pages.

Subjects: Short Stories
Psychological
New york
Torture
Haiti
Haitian Americans
Set in: New York
Brooklyn
Haiti
N.Y.) Brooklyn (New York
Time: 1960s; Modern Day

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8 in 2 languages

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English7 French1

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