The Dew Breaker
$47.52
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
27 June 2004
Summary
The Barber’s Secret: Scars of the Past
The dew breaker is a quiet man, a husband and father, a hard-working barber, a kindly landlord to the men living in a basement apartment in his home. He is a fixture in his Brooklyn neighbourhood, recognizable by the terrifying scar on his face. But beneath the surface of this American life lies a dangerous truth: the brutal crimes committed in the country of his birth.
As his story unfolds, we enter the lives of those around him: his d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349117898 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349117896 |
| Author: | Edwidge Danticat |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 27 June 2004 |
| Weight: | 223g |
| Dimensions: | 139mm x 217mm x 17mm |
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Remarkable…Danticat’s most persuasive, organic performance yet. As seamless as it is compelling.
Remarkable…Danticat’s most persuasive, organic performance yet. As seamless as it is compelling. - NEW YORK TIMES
Riveting… Dandicat leads her readers into the underworld. It’s furnished like home. - LOS ANGELES TIMESThe episodic quality beautifully captures the fabric of this community and how it must weave itself together. - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAYThis excellent, unsettling novel is her finest, and a literary gem. - INDEPENDENTAbout The Author
Edwidge Danticat
Edwidge Danticat is the author of two novels, Breath, Eyes, Memory and The Farming of Bones, and a collection of interlinked stories, Krik? Krak!, which was shortlisted for the National Book Award in the US. She was also one of GRANTA’s Best Young American Novelists.
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