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Jean D'Amérique's novel 'A Sun to Be Sewn' grapples with violence in Haiti
Jean D'Amérique's novel 'A Sun to Be Sewn' grapples with violence in Haiti
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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Jean D'Amérique says he grew up in a neighborhood where "it was easier to find a gun than a book." But as he tells NPR's Ari Shapiro, falling in love with reading and writing changed the course of his life. His new novel, A Sun to Be Sewn, follows a young protagonist growing up in rough circumstances in Port au Prince: her father's a gang leader, her mother's a sex worker. But she's finding her way through poetry – and as the author explains, the medium can carry a lot of political power for people on the margins.
Released:
Feb 28, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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