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Strength in What Remains Signed First Edition Reference
Strength in What Remains (Random House, 2009) tells the story of Deogratias, a Burundian medical student who survives genocide, flees to New York, works as a grocery deliveryman while sleeping in Central Park, earns a degree at Columbia, and returns to Burundi to build a clinic. Kidder’s narrative combines the intimacy of personal testimony with the structural ambition of a story that spans continents and decades.
Signed Copy Market Values
- Signed first in jacket: $20–$40
- Unsigned first in jacket: $5–$10
A powerful Kidder title — less widely known than Mountains Beyond Mountains but equally affecting.