 First edition | |
| Author | Edwidge Danticat |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 2004 |
| ISBN | 1-4000-3429-9 |
| OCLC | 1014282481 |
The Dew Breaker is a collection of linked stories by Edwidge Danticat, published in 2004. The title comes from the Haitian Creole name for a torturer during the regimes of François "Papa Doc" and Jean Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier.[1]
The book can be read either as a novel or collection of short stories. It is divided into nine portions: The Book of the Dead, Seven, Water Child, The Book of Miracles, Night Talkers, The Bridal Seamstress, Monkey Tails, The Funeral Singer, and The Dew Breaker.
- ^ Davis, Bernadette (March 2004). "The Dew Breaker, Edwidge Danticat: BookPage review by Bernadette Davis". BookPage.com. Retrieved 2018-09-22.