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Thalia Book Club: Edwidge Danticat's Brother, I'm Dying
Written by Edwige Danticat
Narrated by Jonathan Demme
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Edwidge Danticat sits down with director Jonathan Demme (Silence of the Lambs) to discuss and read from her book, Brother, I'm Dying.
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