Who This Author Is

Edwidge Danticat has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 19 catalog-linked books across 1996 to 2019, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Backlist browsing.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with Farming of Bones, The and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1996 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Abacus and Random House Inc.

Best Place To Start

Farming of Bones, The

Abacus • 1999 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Backlist browsing entry points • common used copies from Abacus and Random House Inc

Genres and themes: Backlist browsing

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1996 to 2019; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Abacus and Random House Inc.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Farming of Bones, The

    Abacus • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1999 • 312 pages.

  2. Everything Inside

    Knopf|Alfred A. Knopf • 2019 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2019 • 240 pages.

  3. Brother, I'm dying

    Center Point Pub. • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 288 pages.

  4. Behind the Mountains

    Rebound by Sagebrush • 2004 • quick commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  5. Tras Las Montanas

    Grupo Editorial Norma USA • 2003 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2003 • 146 pages.

  6. La Récolte douce des larmes

    Editions 10/18 • 2001 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2001 • 334 pages.

  7. Cosecha de huesos

    Grupo Editorial Norma • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 312 pages.

  8. Farming of Bones

    Little, Brown Book Group Limited • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 320 pages.

  9. The Farming of Bones

    Penguin Group USA • 1999 • standard commitment

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  10. Breath, Eyes, Memory

    Random House Inc • 1998 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 234 pages.

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