Edwidge Danticat
E103152
Haitian-American writer
children's writer
essayist
memoirist
novelist
person
short story writer
writer
Edwidge Danticat is a Haitian-American author renowned for her powerful explorations of Haitian history, diaspora, and identity in works such as "Breath, Eyes, Memory" and "Krik? Krak!".
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edwidge Danticat canonical | 15 |
| Danticat | 1 |
| Edwidge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T872375 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwidge Danticat Context triple: [Neustadt International Prize for Literature, notableLaureates, Edwidge Danticat]
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A.
Julia Alvarez
Julia Alvarez is a Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist best known for works like "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" and "In the Time of the Butterflies," which explore themes of identity, exile, and cultural heritage.
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B.
Jesmyn Ward
Jesmyn Ward is an acclaimed American novelist and two-time National Book Award winner known for her powerful portrayals of Black life in the rural U.S. South.
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C.
Úrsula Iguarán
Úrsula Iguarán is the resilient matriarch of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," embodying endurance, moral authority, and the continuity of the family across generations.
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D.
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison was a renowned American novelist, essayist, and professor celebrated for her powerful explorations of Black American life and identity in works such as "Beloved" and "Song of Solomon."
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E.
Marlon James
Marlon James is a Jamaican novelist and Booker Prize winner known for his ambitious, genre-blending works that explore history, violence, and Black identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edwidge Danticat Target entity description: Edwidge Danticat is a Haitian-American author renowned for her powerful explorations of Haitian history, diaspora, and identity in works such as "Breath, Eyes, Memory" and "Krik? Krak!".
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A.
Julia Alvarez
Julia Alvarez is a Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist best known for works like "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" and "In the Time of the Butterflies," which explore themes of identity, exile, and cultural heritage.
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B.
Jesmyn Ward
Jesmyn Ward is an acclaimed American novelist and two-time National Book Award winner known for her powerful portrayals of Black life in the rural U.S. South.
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C.
Úrsula Iguarán
Úrsula Iguarán is the resilient matriarch of the Buendía family in Gabriel García Márquez’s novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude," embodying endurance, moral authority, and the continuity of the family across generations.
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D.
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison was a renowned American novelist, essayist, and professor celebrated for her powerful explorations of Black American life and identity in works such as "Beloved" and "Song of Solomon."
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E.
Marlon James
Marlon James is a Jamaican novelist and Booker Prize winner known for his ambitious, genre-blending works that explore history, violence, and Black identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Haitian-American writer
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children's writer ⓘ essayist ⓘ memoirist ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Book Award
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Dayton Literary Peace Prize ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship ⓘ National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Haiti ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1969-01-19 ⓘ |
| degree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Master of Fine Arts ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Barnard College
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Brown University ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Haitian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Danticat
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linked to:
Edwidge Danticat
|
| fieldOfWork |
Haitian history
ⓘ
diaspora studies ⓘ literature ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ memoir ⓘ nonfiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| givenName |
Edwidge
ⓘ
linked to:
Edwidge Danticat
|
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ Haitian Creole ⓘ |
| movement |
Caribbean literature
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Haitian diaspora literature ⓘ |
| name | Edwidge Danticat ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
ⓘ
Haitian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depictions of diaspora and migration
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explorations of Haitian history ⓘ themes of identity and exile ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Breath, Eyes, Memory
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Brother, I'm Dying ⓘ Claire of the Sea Light ⓘ Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work ⓘ Krik? Krak! ⓘ Krik? Krak! : Stories ⓘ
linked to:
Krik? Krak!
The Dew Breaker ⓘ The Farming of Bones ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Port-au-Prince ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
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Input
Subject: Edwidge Danticat Description of subject: Edwidge Danticat is a Haitian-American author renowned for her powerful explorations of Haitian history, diaspora, and identity in works such as "Breath, Eyes, Memory" and "Krik? Krak!".
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Edwidge Danticat
linked to: Edwidge Danticat