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Koze Mande Chèz: Dyalòg Sou Literati Kontanporèn Ayiti // Conversations On Contemporary Haitian Literature

Sunday, November 20, 2016 @ 10:30 am

Room 8301 (Building 8, 3rd Floor)

300 NE Second Ave., Miami, Fl 33132 United States

(yon prezantasyon an kreyòl, avèk entèpretasyon annanglè an menm tan)

(Presented in Kreyòl Ayisyen with simultaneous interpretation in English)

Yon ekip gwo otè ayisyen pwal diskite sa k ap pase sèjousi nan monn literatè Ayiti. Vin asiste bèl deba sa a, kote otè diferan jenerasyon pwal prezante pèspektiv yo opwendevi lengwistik ak estil. Edwidge Danticat, Yanick Lahens, Gary Victor. Moderatè: Michèle Pierre-Louis.

The current state of contemporary Haitian literature is discussed among these literary luminaries. Join the panel for a meaningful discussion of Haiti’s literature from each author’s generational, linguistic and stylistic perspective, with American Book Award-winner, Edwidge Danticat; recipient of the “Prix Fimina” award Yanick Lahens; and multi-award-winning writer, playwright, and screenwriter, Gary Victor. Moderator: Michèle Pierre-Louis.

ReadCaribbean programs created in partnership with Sosyete Koukouy, Bocas Literary Festival and ReadJamaica, with the support of Knight Foundation and the Green Family Foundation.

ReadCaribbean se yon pwogram ki fèt grasa yon tèt ansanm avèk Sosyete Koukouy, Festival Literè Bocas, e ReadJamaica. Pwogram nan jwenn soutyen nan men Knight Foundation e Green Family Foundation.

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Date:: Sunday, November 20, 2016
Time:: 10:30 am
Cost:: Free
Event Category:: Creole

Authors

Edwidge Danticat

Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti and moved to the United States when she was twelve. Danticat earned a degree in French Literature from Barnard College, and later an MFA from Brown University. She is the author of several books, including Breath, Eyes, Memory; Krik? Krak!, a National Book Award finalist--making Danticat the youngest nominee ever; The Farming of Bones; and The Dew Breaker, which received an American Book Award. Danticat has written several books for children and young adults, including, Claire of the Sea Light, and Anacaona, Golden Flower. She is also the editor of Haiti Noir; The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States and The Beacon Best of 2000: Great Writing by Men and Women of All Colors and Cultures. Danticat's other honors include the National Book Critics Circle Award, for her memoir Brother, I'm Dying. She is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, and has taught writing at the University of Miami and New York University. Edwidge Danticat fèt an Ayiti, men li imigre Ozetazini depi a laj douzan. Edwidge te resevwa yon diplòm an literati fransèz nan Barnard College, e apre sa li te fè yon metriz nan Brown University. Li se otè plizyè liv, tankou paregzanp Souf, Je, Memwa ; Krik? Krak! (ki te pami finalis « National Book Award » -- ki fè Edwidge se pi jèn moun yo janm nonmen pou pri sa a); La récolte douce des larmes; avèk Le briseur de rosée, ki te resevwa yon « American Book Award ». Edwidge ekri plizyè liv pou timoun ak jèn moun, tankou paregzanp Pour l ‘amour de Claire, avèk Anakawona, Flè Annò. Se li ki edite Haïti Noir; The Butterfly's Way: Voices from the Haitian Dyaspora in the United States avèk The Beacon Best of 2000: Great Writing by Men and Women of All Colors and Cultures. Lòt onè Danticat resevwa gen ladan « National Book Critics Circle Award » pou yon resi ki rele Adieu, mon frère. Li resevwa yon « MacArthur Fellowship », e li te anseye ekriti nan University of Miami ak New York University.

Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis

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Language: Creole
Occurrence: Annual

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Venue

Name:: Room 8301 (Building 8, 3rd Floor)
Location:: 300 NE Second Ave., Miami, Fl 33132 United States
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