Bibliograph

The dew breaker, Edwidge Danticat

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Label

The dew breaker, Edwidge Danticat

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The dew breaker

Responsibility statement

Edwidge Danticat

Summary

In Haiti during the dictatorial 1960s, the man known as the "dew breaker" was a torturer. Now an American and a fixture in his Brooklyn neighborhood, he maintains a quiet life as a husband and father. His terrible deeds lie buried. As we meet his family, neighbors, and even his past victims, his story becomes one of reconciliation and rebellion. And as we return one final time to his turbulent past, we witness his last violent act, and his first encounter with the woman who offers him a chance for salvation

Table Of Contents

The book of the dead -- Seven -- Water child -- The book of miracles -- Night talkers -- The bridal seamtress -- Monkey tails -- The funeral singer -- The dew breaker

Target audience

adult

Classification