Haiti: A Literature That Is Lost From beautiful mountain ranges to the two main lakes, Lake Azeul and Lake Miragoane, with nothing but dirt roads in between. Haiti's coastline is the second longest in the Caribbean and is the size of Maryland (“Haiti 2”). Haiti dominates a third of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic (“Haiti 2”). The world should appreciate Haiti for its wonderful literature, culture and impact on the world. Haitian Authors Being as famous as she is now, most people would not have known that Edwidge Danticat was born into a poor family, like many Haitians. Her relatives raised her when her parents immigrated to the United States. (Antell) While living in Haiti, he remembers story-telling as his favorite pastime. (Antell) He spoke Haitian Creole, which is a language based on French and African languages. (Antell) Danticat began writing as a teenager and kept diaries of his writings (Antell). But, during high school, he gave up the journals he wrote in for a school publication that would become his next novel Breath, Eyes, Memory (Antell). Later, when she returned to Brooklyn, to live with her parents, she published her first two books in 1994 and 1995. Critics loved her after all this. (Antell) She is still well known today for all of her work. While all Danticat wanted to accomplish was writing; Her parents wanted her to be a nurse. (Antell) His books were known throughout the country and even in Haiti. Danticat's best-known book; Krick? Crack! it is full of stories she was told when she was young in Haiti. He positioned characters as if his stories were set in historical contexts that depicted violence and politics… in the middle of the paper… even though it is only the size of Maryland (“Haiti 2”). Makes Haiti a wonderful place to visit! Works Cited Antell, Karen. "Edwidge Danticat". Magill's Survey Of AmericanLiterature, revised edition (2006): 1-6 Literary Reference Center.Plus. Network. May 9, 2014. Hands in Haiti By: Reiter, Ben, SportsIllustrated, 0038822X, 1/25/2010Vol. 112, number 3. “Haiti” Lands and peoples GroilerOnline, 2014. Web. 12 May 2014Encyclopedia Britannica“Haiti”Online. EncyclopædiaBrittanica Inc., 2014Web. May 9, 2014“Haitian Creole.” Britannica SchoolEncyclopædia Britannica, inc.2014. Network. May 15, 2014HOCHSCHILD, ADAMO. “The tragic story of Haiti”. NY TIMES Np, December 29, 2011. Network. May 12, 2014“Vodou” Encyclopædia BritannicaEncyclopædia Britannica OnlineEncyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2014Web. May 26th 2014