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Yanick Lahens

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in Port au Prince, Haiti

December 22, 1953

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Yanick Lahens lives in Haiti. She was born in Port au Prince before moving to France where she was educated at the Sorbonne. Her writing is uncompromising in its portrayal of life in the Caribbean. She occupies a very particular position in Haitian literature, because of her independence of spirit as a writer and the authority she has gained from her engagement on the ground. Alongside Dany Laferrière and Lionel Trouillot she is one of Haiti’s most prominent authors. Professor of literature, she dedicates a large part of her time to a foundation set up to train young Haitians in sustainable development.

This novel was first published as La Coleur de l’aube by Sabine Wespieser Editeur, which won the RFO 2009 award, Prix littéraire Richelieu d ...more

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	Moonbath by Yanick Lahens, Emily Gogolak (Translation), Russell Banks (Introduction) 3.40 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Sweet Undoings by Yanick Lahens, Kaiama L. Glover (Translator) 3.15 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 2018 — 9 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
	Passagères de nuit 3.92 avg rating — 157 ratings — 2 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
	La couleur de l'aube 3.81 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Failles 3.90 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Dans la maison du père 3.62 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2000 — 10 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
	Guillaume et Nathalie 3.20 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2012 — 6 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
	Aunt Résia and the Spirits and Other Stories by Yanick Lahens, Carrol F. Coates (Series Editor), Edwidge Danticat (Foreword) 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	L'oiseau parker dans la nuit: Et autres nouvelles 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 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
	Littérature haïtienne : urgence(s) d’écrire, rêve(s) d’habiter: Leçon inaugurale prononcée le jeudi 21 mars 2019 (Leçons inaugurales t. 289) (French Edition) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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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“In spite of its poverty, its political upheavals, its lack of resources, Haiti is not a peripheral place. Its history has made it a center.”
― Yanick Lahens

tags: haiti

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“Elle aurait écouté des heures durant cette parole arrachée à l'épaisseur des jours. Parce que le temps passé à se parler ainsi n'est pas du temps, c'est de la lumière. Le temps passé à se parler ainsi, c'est de l'eau qui lave l'âme, le bon ange.”
― Yanick Lahens, Bain de lune

tags: amour-love, parler, écouter

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“Forgive, right away, right now, on the spot, with hatred hot like a heart in your hand? No, they could not. Because hatred, she made you feel good inside. She comforted like faith in God. They did not have time to judge. They were killing.”
― Yanick Lahens, Moonbath

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