Trinity Talks: A Conversation with Edwidge Danticat

Award-winning novelist Edwidge Danticat will discuss Brother, I'm Dying, a poignant memoir about her family’s decision to flee escalating violence in Haiti and seek asylum in America. Drawing on her family’s collective memory, her own experiences, and government documentation, Danticat highlights the potentially deadly consequences of U.S. immigration policy, while demonstrating how a family’s bonds of love can survive distance, loss, and tragedy.

Brother, I’m Dying is a National Book Critics Circle Award winner and National Book Award finalist. Edwidge Danticat has written numerous other books, including Claire of the Sea Light, a New York Times Notable Book, and The Dew Breaker, a PEN/Faulkner Award finalist. Her most recent, We’re Alone, is a collection of essays that explore environmental catastrophe, the traumas of colonialism, motherhood, and resilience. The recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” grant, Danticat has written articles for The New Yorker, The New York Times, Harper’s Magazine, and other publications.

Doors open at 6pm with a casual reception featuring drinks and light bites. A conversation and Q&A with the author will be followed by a book sale and signing, concluding at 8pm.

About Trinity Talks

Throughout the year, Trinity Church hosts events at the intersection of sacred and civic life. Trinity Talks educate, inform, and inspire – providing in-person opportunities to engage with writers, artists, and thinkers who deepen our understanding on issues of faith, social justice, and community.

Our 2024-2025 season focuses on themes of conflict and peacemaking: In a society that feels irreparably fractured, how can we work together toward peace? Five distinguished writers help us answer that question—and provide a roadmap for holding on to hope in trying times.

September 22: Pico Iyer | Finding Peace in Troubled Times

October 22: Edwidge Danticat | Reflections on Migration and Asylum

October 27: Amanda Ripley | Breaking the Spell of High Conflict

February 9: Christian Wiman | The Practice of Christian Hope

March 30: James McBride | Race, Religion, and the Ties that Bind

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