2018 Ponce Carnival Programme (Puerto Rico)
FEBRUARY 2018 February 9 : Parade of the Carnival’s King, “Rey Momo” – Route: From Museo Francisco “Pancho” Coímbre (the Sports Museum) to in front of City Hall of the city of Ponce 7:00 pm […]
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The “Prix International du Jeune Écrivain de Langue Française” is also open to Caribbean authors
Young authors from the Caribbean region, born between January 1, 1991 and December 31, 2002, can take part in the 34th Prix International du Jeune Écrivain de Langue Française (International Prize for Young French Writers). […]
KARICULTURE.NET celebrates its 1st year of existence
On September 14, 2016, at 8:00 pm, the magazine Kariculture.net was launched on the internet. This project, conceived and prepared for three long years, saw finally the light of day through many sacrifices. Many people […]
Irma, the terrible hurricane, sows chaos in the Caribbean
Several islands of the Caribbean have to confront the consequences of the destructive fury of cyclone Irma. This type of category 5+ hurricane has never been seen in our region. In its path, this terrible […]
Caribbean music in the firmament with “Despacito”
Recently, the cameras of the entire world were focused on Puerto Rico because of its astronomical debt of more than US$70 billion dollars. Today, the Caribbean island – Commonwealth associated with the United States – […]
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 ; […]