Edwidge Danticat, the Haitian-born American novelist, yesterday received a MacArthur Fellowship – the so-called “genius grant.” She’ll receive $500,000, no strings attached... just for being talented.
A list of all the 2009 MacArthur Fellows is here.
Below is a 2-minute video introduction to Ms. Danticat.
Wow. How do I get me some? Genius, I mean?
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Yes, kudos to Danticat. She's been consistently putting out the work.
ReplyDeleteThe LA Times has her as 49 but she's only 40 though...
Congrats to her! I love her work.
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