Ted Oswald

While a law student, Ted Oswald lived in Port-au-Prince and worked in Cite Soleil, where he became deeply invested in the community and met the feisty young girl who served as the inspiration for his character Libete. He currently works as a public interest lawyer in Philadelphia, where he lives with his wife, Katharine. Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti is his first novel.

While a law student, Ted Oswald lived in Port-au-Prince and worked in Cite Soleil, where he became deeply invested in the community and met the feisty young girl who served as the inspiration for his character Libete. He currently works as a public interest lawyer in Philadelphia, where he lives with his wife, Katharine. Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti is his first novel. See less