Brother, I’m Dying - Edwidge Danticat Audiobook

Written by Edwidge Danticat
Read by Robin Miles
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
Release date: August 7, 2007
Duration: 07:51:44

From the age of four, award-winning writer Edwidge Danticat came to think of her uncle Joseph as her “second father,” when she was placed in his care after her parents left Haiti for America. And so she was both elated and saddened when, at twelve, she joined her parents and youngest brothers in New York City.

As Edwidge made a life in a new country, adjusting to being far away from so many who she loved, she and her family continued to fear for the safety of those still in Haiti as the political situation deteriorated.

In 2004, they entered into a terrifying tale of good people caught up in events beyond their control. Brother I’m Dying is an astonishing true-life epic, told on an intimate scale by one of our finest writers.

The author recounts her family’s story using her uncle’s and father’s triumphs and tragedies as a narrative fulcrum. Uncle Joseph, her “second father,” was a minister who became mute after a radical laryngectomy, later dying horribly in an immigrant holding center as he awaited asylum in America. The story begins with Danticat learning on the same day that her father, a Brooklyn cabdriver, is dying of pulmonary fibrosis and that she is pregnant with her first child.

“In rich, appealing tones narrator Robin Miles delivers Danticat’s poignant memoir of the love between brothers and the tragedy that separates and ultimately unites them. Her performance is controlled and understated, thereby heightening the family’s personal strength and heartfelt connections. Danticat’s elegantly crafted prose and Miles’s graceful reading make this a stunning listening experience.”—Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award