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Jacques Roumain


Born
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
June 04, 1907

Died
August 18, 1944

Genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction


Roumain est né le 4 juin 1907, à Port-au-Prince, dans une famille aisée. Son grand-père, Tancrède Auguste, fut président d'Haïti de 1912 à 1913. Il fréquenta des écoles catholiques à Port-au-Prince et, plus tard, étudia en Belgique, en Suisse, en France et en Allemagne. À vingt ans, il revint en Haïti et fut co-créateur de "La Revue Indigène" avec Émile Roumer, Philippe Thoby-Marcelin, Carl Brouard et Antonio Vieux, dans laquelle ils publièrent des poèmes et des nouvelles.
Il fut très actif dans la lutte contre l'occupation américaine d'Haïti (1915-1934). il est le fondateur du mouvement ouvrier et communiste haïtien.
En 1934, il fonda le Parti communiste haïtien. En raison de ses activités politiques, de sa participation au mouvement de rési ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 1,257 ratings · 135 reviews · 27 distinct works • Similar authors
Masters of the Dew
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La Montagne ensorcelée
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When the Tom-Tom Beats: Sel...
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Bois d'ébène suivi de Madrid
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Les Fantoches
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Oeuvres Completes
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The Bewitched Mountain
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Memories : Anthologie poétique
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Sur les superstitions
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“Nous ne savons pas encore que nous sommes une force, une seule force: tous les habitants, tous les nègres des plaines et des mornes réunis. Un jour, quand nous aurons compris cette vérité, nous nous lèverons d'un point à l'autre du pays et nous ferons l'assemblée générale des gouverneurs de la rosée, le grand coumbite des travailleurs de la terre pour défricher la misère et planter la vie nouvelle.”
― Jacques Roumain
tags: haiti, inspirational
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“L'Histoire ne connaît pas de miracle.”
― Jacques Roumain
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“La métaphysique n'est qu'une sorte d'appendicite idéologique.”
― Jacques Roumain
tags: evolution-vs-religion
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