CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – MARCH 2017
MARCH 2017 March 1 : Ash Wednesday (GUADELOUPE – ST MARTIN – MARTINIQUE) * Photo March 1 : Parade or “Vidé” in Black & White / Burning of the King Vaval (GUADELOUPE – MARTINIQUE) […]
Articles by Évelyne Chaville
BIFF: a celebration of artistic achievement
The 13th edition of the Bahamas International Film Festival (commonly known as BIFF) took place from December 5 to 11, 2016. As usual, this important film event had a huge success in the archipelago. The […]
Some Caribbean books in my library…
The Caribbean islands are a very rich literary region. Our writers receive many awards for their books in their native island, in the other Caribbean islands and other continents. In addition, the Caribbean islands have […]
Caribbean writers, from Jacques-Stéphen Alexis to Alejo Carpentier
JACQUES-STEPHEN ALEXIS (1922-1961 / Haiti) Compère Général Soleil (Gallimard, 1955) Les Arbres Musiciens (Gallimard, 1957, 1984 ; Les Éditions Fardin, 1986) L’Espace d’un Cillement (Gallimard, 1959, 1983) Romancero aux Étoîles (Gallimard, 1960) L’Étoile Absinthe (Zulma, […]
Caribbean writers, from Aimé Césaire to Gérard Étienne
AIMÉ CÉSAIRE (1913-2008 / Martinique) Les Armes Miraculeuses (Gallimard, 1946 – 1970) Esclavage et colonisation (Presses universitaires de France,1948) Et les Chiens se Taisaient (Présence Africaine, 1958, 1997) Ferrements (Seuil, 1961-1991) Cadastre (Seuil, 1961) Return […]
Caribbean writers, from Frantz Fanon to Jamaica Kincaid
FRANTZ FANON (1925-1961 / Martinique) Peau Noire, Masques Blancs (Seuil,1952) L’An V de la Révolution Algérienne (Maspéro, 1959) Les Damnés de la Terre (Maspéro, 1961 – La Découverte, 1984) Pour la Révolution Africaine (Maspéro, 1964) […]
Caribbean writers, from Dany Laferrière to Jean Métellus
DANY LAFERRIÈRE (1953 – / Haiti) Comment Faire l’Amour avec un Nègre sans se Fatiguer (VLB, 1985 ; P. Belfond, 1989) Éroshima (VLB, 1987 ; Typo, 1998) L’Odeur du Café (VLB, 1991; Typo, 1999 ; […]
Caribbean writers, from Mervyn Morris to Max Rippon
MERVYN MORRIS (1937 – / Jamaica) The Pond (New Beacon Books, 1973) On Holy Week (Dangaroo Press, 1976) Shadow Boxing (New Beacon Books, 1979) Examination Centre (New Beacon Books, 1992) I Been There, Sort Of […]
Caribbean writers, from Jacques Roumain to Joseph Zobel
JACQUES ROUMAIN (1907-1943 / Haiti) Les Fantoches (Imprimerie de l’État, 1931; Fardin, 1977) La Montagne Ensorcelée (Imprimerie E. Chassaing, 1931; Éditeurs Français réunis, 1972; Fardin, 1976; Mémoire d’encrier, 2005) Contribution à l’Étude de l’Ethnobotanique Précolombienne des Grandes Antilles […]
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