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Un étranger de l'intérieur. Entretiens avec Frantz Voltaire
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Published October 18, 2021
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Sarah Martinez
38 books27 followersLiterary Heroes: Junot Diaz, Marco Vassi, Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, Anne Rice, Richard Russo and Clive Barker
Current author favorites include: Henry Miller, Sandra Cisneros, Robert Boswell, Vladimir Nabokov, Meg Wolitzer and David Guy
THE PAST
Born in the South, and raised on both coasts, Sarah Martinez has seen and done a lot. Some might say too much, but where's the fun in that? Sarah says: "That which does not kill us makes us stronger, but that doesn't mean it won't leave a mark." She thinks of her stories as a way to show off the marks and hopes for rave reviews.
The days spent fishing, camping beside deep mountain lakes, exploring hillsides covered in Huckleberries, to the culture shock of living in Washington DC, the people she met, and places she landed as a runaway, all make for lively conversation and reading material.
She tells outrageous stories about scary rehabs, sadistic counselors, escape attempts, and life afterward with a manic depressive mother who was heavily involved in Republican politics.
Sarah wrote her first book and self-published it at the age of seven, when she wrote the original words and pictures to the children's title which shall remain nameless, lest her critics judge her unfairly.
Sarah had a hard time adjusting to life on the east coast, and at fourteen began running away from home; at one point making it all the way to Los Angeles. As a result over one year of her life was spent behind the cold concrete walls of a warehouse in Springfield, VA, known as Straight, Inc. After this she spent several years attempting to find herself before moving back to Montana with her mother and sisters.
Sarah found growing up a difficult task. Eventually she graduated from Seattle University with a degree in International Business, believing that if she got an English degree she would end up broke.
THE PRESENT
She is married with two lively daughters and finds that life with a family and career is a constant balancing act.
She finds inspiration in everything from the comments of Rush Limbaugh to the music and performances of Marilyn Manson and most recently Leslie A. Fiedler’s 'Love and Death in the American Novel'.
She loves to ski, dance the Argentine tango, and read, read, read.
Current author favorites include: Henry Miller, Sandra Cisneros, Robert Boswell, Vladimir Nabokov, Meg Wolitzer and David Guy
THE PAST
Born in the South, and raised on both coasts, Sarah Martinez has seen and done a lot. Some might say too much, but where's the fun in that? Sarah says: "That which does not kill us makes us stronger, but that doesn't mean it won't leave a mark." She thinks of her stories as a way to show off the marks and hopes for rave reviews.
The days spent fishing, camping beside deep mountain lakes, exploring hillsides covered in Huckleberries, to the culture shock of living in Washington DC, the people she met, and places she landed as a runaway, all make for lively conversation and reading material.
She tells outrageous stories about scary rehabs, sadistic counselors, escape attempts, and life afterward with a manic depressive mother who was heavily involved in Republican politics.
Sarah wrote her first book and self-published it at the age of seven, when she wrote the original words and pictures to the children's title which shall remain nameless, lest her critics judge her unfairly.
Sarah had a hard time adjusting to life on the east coast, and at fourteen began running away from home; at one point making it all the way to Los Angeles. As a result over one year of her life was spent behind the cold concrete walls of a warehouse in Springfield, VA, known as Straight, Inc. After this she spent several years attempting to find herself before moving back to Montana with her mother and sisters.
Sarah found growing up a difficult task. Eventually she graduated from Seattle University with a degree in International Business, believing that if she got an English degree she would end up broke.
THE PRESENT
She is married with two lively daughters and finds that life with a family and career is a constant balancing act.
She finds inspiration in everything from the comments of Rush Limbaugh to the music and performances of Marilyn Manson and most recently Leslie A. Fiedler’s 'Love and Death in the American Novel'.
She loves to ski, dance the Argentine tango, and read, read, read.
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August 26, 2024
Un Étranger de l’intérieur
Comment connaître son histoire? C’est par ceux qui l’on vécu.
Voici ce que j’appelle un Homme de ce monde. Né haïtien et qui possiblement se reposera sur une terre d’accueil. Ce nomade aux pieds poudrés qui toujours à la quête du meilleur de l’humanité. Celui qui puise son savoir des 4 coins de ce monde qui semble trop petit pour lui.
Cet entretien est une invention pour le bien de notre communauté et surtout pour nourrir ceux qui ont une soif à comprendre notre combat.
Pour moi, en tant que québécoise née de parents Jacmeliens ( Haïti ) 🇭🇹 voila une phrase que je vais retenir et propager.
« Montréal… ville plurilingue, pluri religieux et pluri ethnique… Le français en serait la langue officielle, mais un français qui adopterait les accents du monde et où la pratique de l’anglais resterait un atout »
Auteure // Sarah Martinez
Genre // Entretien
Pages // 182p
Édition // Somme Toute
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Comment connaître son histoire? C’est par ceux qui l’on vécu.
Voici ce que j’appelle un Homme de ce monde. Né haïtien et qui possiblement se reposera sur une terre d’accueil. Ce nomade aux pieds poudrés qui toujours à la quête du meilleur de l’humanité. Celui qui puise son savoir des 4 coins de ce monde qui semble trop petit pour lui.
Cet entretien est une invention pour le bien de notre communauté et surtout pour nourrir ceux qui ont une soif à comprendre notre combat.
Pour moi, en tant que québécoise née de parents Jacmeliens ( Haïti ) 🇭🇹 voila une phrase que je vais retenir et propager.
« Montréal… ville plurilingue, pluri religieux et pluri ethnique… Le français en serait la langue officielle, mais un français qui adopterait les accents du monde et où la pratique de l’anglais resterait un atout »
Auteure // Sarah Martinez
Genre // Entretien
Pages // 182p
Édition // Somme Toute
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
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