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Danticat (Claire of the Sea Light) explores the various faces of death, filtered through her writing, life, and literature. Most valuable is the chronicle of her mother's final days after declining further chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Unflinching reflections on those wanting to die, the death-row condemned, and survivors of close calls resonate with the spiritual desolation afflicting individuals and countries after large-scale catastrophes such as 9/11, and the au...Log In or Sign Up to Read More