Ignace Nau
Ignace Nau (July 13, 1808 Léogâne - 1845) was a Haitian poet and storyteller. Ignace Nau was born in Port-au-Prince, Nau studied in a renowned military school in Haiti before attending the Catholic University of New York. After returning to Haiti, Nau founded a literary society named "The School of 1836" with his brother, Emile Nau, and the Ardouin brothers, Beaubrun, Céligny, and Coriolan.
Ignace Nau
- Name
- Ignace Nau
- Born
- July 13, 1808
- Birthplace
- Léogâne, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Died
- 1846
- Occupation
- Poet storyteller
- Nationality
- Haiti
- Languages
- French
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Ignace Nau (July 13, 1808 Léogâne - 1845) was a Haitian poet and storyteller. Ignace Nau was born in Port-au-Prince, Nau studied in a renowned military school in Haiti before attending the Catholic University of New York. After returning to Haiti, Nau founded a literary society named "The School of 1836" with his brother, Emile Nau, and the Ardouin brothers, Beaubrun, Céligny, and Coriolan.
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Nau published the literary magazine Le Républicain, which was censored by the Haitian government and was later renamed L'Union.
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• Name — Ignace Nau • Born — July 13, 1808 • Birthplace — Léogâne, Port-au-Prince, Haiti • Died — 1846 • Occupation — Poet storyteller • Language — French
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• Le Livre de Marie (poem) • Pensées du Soir (poem) • Le Lambi (story) • Episode de la Révolution (story) • Isalina (story)
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