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KATIA D. ULYSSE is a fiction writer, born in Haiti. Her writings have been published internationally in literary journals and anthologies, including "The Rumpus," "The Caribbean Writer," "The Hong Kong Review," "Meridians: Feminism and Transnationalism," "Calabash," "Peregrine," "Smartish Pace," "Haiti Noir" among others. She has written two books for children: "Fabiola Can Count," and "Fabiola Goes to School." Most recently, Ulysse contributed to "Us Against Alzheimer's" an anthology about the insidious disease that continues to ravage our elderly population.
Of her critically-acclaimed collection of short stories, "Drifting," Teaching Tolerance writes: "Students will find a detailed and enriching story of the immigrant’s journey, as well as the struggles and triumphs that come with it.” Her latest novel, "Mouths Don't Speak" takes place in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that struck her native country in 2010. The novel appeared on numerous "Must read" and "Most Anticipated" lists. Library Journal says, "Mouths Don't Speak [is]captivating," and "beautifully written novel [that] recalls Toni Morrison's Paradise."
More Praise for Ulysse's writing:
"Powerful...As Ulysse explores grief, she moves beyond her protagonist to consider the murky motivations and emotions of other characters. This is a harrowing, thoughtful dive into the aftermath of national and personal tragedies filtered through diasporic life."
--Publishers Weekly
"Ulysse punctuates...descriptions of the lush Florestant plantation with insightful observations about strained family dynamics. The ties that bind can also constrict us."
--Booklist
"Within minutes of starting Katia D. Ulysse's novel--with settings in contemporary Haiti and America, and characters caught in the aftermath of Haiti's earthquake of 2010--the reader is drawn deep into an intricate tale of family and relationships across cultures... The main character] Jacqueline Florestant's route is no easy one, but her story puts an individual face on the generalized social stigmas of Haiti."
--Island Origins Magazine, included in Summer Reading Roundup
"In Drifting, Ulysse's 2014 story collection, Haitian immigrants struggle through New York City after the 2010 earthquake that destroyed much of their county. In her debut novel, Ulysse revisits that disaster with a clearer and sharper focus. Jacqueline Florestant is mourning her parents, presumed dead after the earthquake, while her ex-Marine husband cares for their young daughter. But the expected losses aren't the most serious, and a trip to freshly-wounded Haiti exposes the way tragedy follows class lines as well as family ones."
--The Millions
“A heartbreaking symphony of place, time, [and] relationships.”
—Rebel Women Lit
“Katia D. Ulysse’s relentless prose delves into the class divide made blatant in the wake of the earthquake while probing the boundaries of the struggles of being a multinational family in a time of crisis.”
—World Literature Today, included in Nota Benes, November 2017
See a conversation between Roxane Gay and Katia D. Ulysse, sponsored by Barnard College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTd8IXx2ok0
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