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National Book · 2026 · Longlist
Award History
| Award | Year | Status | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Fiction | 2026 | Longlist |
About This Book
Named for a Haitian Kreyòl word for mourning, Danticat's novel follows Magnolia, a Haitian American real estate agent in Miami whose sense of self and family is shaken after she is caught in a random act of violence. Moving among Haiti, Brooklyn, and Miami, it is a story of grief, inseverable family ties, and the question of where home is. Longlisted for the 2026 National Book Award for Fiction.
About the Author
Edwidge Danticat is a Haitian-American novelist, short story writer, and memoirist born in 1969 in Port-au-Prince. She emigrated to the United States at age twelve to join her parents in Brooklyn, and her work is deeply shaped by the experience of Haitian diaspora, the history of Haiti, and the intersection of memory, loss, and longing. Danticat is the author of numerous celebrated works, including Breath, Eyes, Memory (1994), Krik? Read more →
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