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The Best American Essays 2011

ISBN: 9780547479774 | 0547479778
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date: 10/4/2011

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Edited by the award-winning and critically-acclaimed Edwidge Danticat, author of Brother, I Am Dying,this classic collection of essays showcases the year's best.
A collection of the years's best essays, as published in periodicals.
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Foreword: Confessions of an Anthologistp. xi
Introductionp. xvii
Buddy Ebsenp. 1
Port-au-Prince: The Momentp. 5
What Broke My Father's Heartp. 12
Auscultationp. 25
After the Icep. 31
Bedsp. 42
Grievingp. 59
A-LOCp. 68
Topic of Cancerp. 85
Chapelsp. 90
Long Distancep. 97
What Killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones?p. 107
Magical Dinnersp. 126
What Really Happenedp. 137
Rude Am I in My Speechp. 141
Lucky Girlp. 147
There Are Things Awry Herep. 155
Patientp. 165
Pearl, Upwardp. 180
Generation Why?p. 185
Travels with My Exp. 200
A Personal Essay by a Personal Essayp. 210
Unpreparedp. 213
The Washingp. 218
Contributors' Notesp. 227
Notable Essays of 2010p. 233
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.
Edwidge Danticat, editor, is the author of several books, including Brother, I'm Dying, a 2008 winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for autobiography. Her most recent book is Create Dangerously, a collection of essays.


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