NP - For MacArthur Grants, Another Set of ‘Geniuses’

[David Morris]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/22/arts/22macarthur.html?_r=1&hp

While many of the fellows are known mostly among their peers, others —
especially those in the arts — have won renown. They include Edwidge
Danticat, a 40-year-old writer who has won critical acclaim with her
depictions of Haitian immigrants in works like the novel “The Farming
of Bones” and the memoir “Brother, I’m Dying.”

“It felt incredibly, wonderfully surreal,” Ms. Danticat said in a
telephone interview from Miami. “What artists crave and need most is
time. It will definitely buy some time. It’s wonderful to have a sense
of security, especially in these economic times.”