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Patrick Chamoiseau

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in Fort-de-France, Martinique

December 03, 1953

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Patrick Chamoiseau is a French author from Martinique known for his work in the créolité movement.

Chamoiseau was born on December 3, 1953 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, where he currently resides. After he studied law in Paris he returned to Martinique inspired by Édouard Glissant to take a close interest in Creole culture. Chamoiseau is the author of a historical work on the Antilles under the reign of Napoléon Bonaparte and several non-fiction books which include Éloge de la créolité (In Praise of Creoleness), co-authored with Jean Bernabé and Raphaël Confiant. Awarded the Prix Carbet (1990) for Antan d’enfance. His novel Texaco was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1992, and was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. It has been ...more

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	Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau, Rose-Myriam Réjouis (Translator), Val Vinokurov (Translator) 3.96 avg rating — 1,111 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slave Old Man by Patrick Chamoiseau, Linda Coverdale (Translator) 3.91 avg rating — 1,106 ratings — published 1997 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Solibo Magnificent by Patrick Chamoiseau, Rose-Myriam Réjouis (Translator), Val Vinokurov (Translator) 3.65 avg rating — 696 ratings — published 1988 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	School Days by Patrick Chamoiseau, Linda Coverdale (Translation) 3.76 avg rating — 389 ratings — published 1994 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Creole Folktales by Patrick Chamoiseau, Linda Coverdale (Translator) 3.97 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1988 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chronicle of the Seven Sorrows by Patrick Chamoiseau, Édouard Glissant (Foreword), Linda Coverdale (Translator) 3.73 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1986 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frères migrants 3.80 avg rating — 114 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antan d'enfance (Une enfance créole, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L’Empreinte à Crusoé 3.41 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Papillon et la Lumière by Patrick Chamoiseau, Ianna Andreadis (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Their eyes had seen so much that they no longer distinguished between dream and reality. And they had so few illusions they were through asking questions of anyone, even of themselves.”
― Patrick Chamoiseau, Creole Folktales

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“Some people are like that: they are made of goodness, their every look spreads tenderness, and from their hands caresses fall all the year round.”
― Patrick Chamoiseau, Creole Folktales

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“La difficulté n'est pas d'espérer mais de demeurer capable de fasciner l'inespéré.”
― Patrick Chamoiseau

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School Days by Patrick Chamoiseau

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Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat

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Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau

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