{"product_id":"krik-krak-by-edwidge-danticat","title":"'Krik? Krak!' by Edwidge Danticat","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eEdwidge Danticat gathers nine linked stories about Haitian women living under dictatorship, poverty and displacement, and about the daughters who inherit their histories from afar.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title comes from the call-and-response of Haitian oral storytelling: the teller asks \u003cem\u003eKrik?\u003c\/em\u003e, the listeners answer \u003cem\u003eKrak!\u003c\/em\u003e, and a story becomes communal property. Danticat uses that structure to let voices echo across generations, between Haiti and the United States, and between those who survived and those who disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection moves from political imprisonment and the dangerous sea crossing toward Florida to domestic life among Haitian immigrants in New York. Mothers, daughters, lovers and exiles recur without quite forming a continuous narrative; instead, each story alters the meaning of the others. Danticat writes with remarkable clarity, allowing folklore, ritual and lyrical imagery into prose that never disguises the material violence surrounding its characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1995 and shortlisted for the National Book Award, \u003cem\u003eKrik? Krak!\u003c\/em\u003e established Danticat as one of the essential writers of the Haitian diaspora.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbacus, 1996. First UK edition paperback. Light shelf wear and minor rubbing to covers and edges; pages clean and binding firm.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45915269857363,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-08-06T154358.142.png?v=1785995112","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/krik-krak-by-edwidge-danticat","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}