René Philoctète
René Philoctète (16 November 1932 – 17 July 1995) was a Haitian poet. René Philoctète was born in Jérémie, some of his most notable poems are Saison des hommes (1960), which was also his first published poem, Les Tambours du Soleil (1962), and Ces Iles qui Marchent (1969). His novel Massacre River about the Parsley massacre was translated into English by Linda Coverdale and published by New Directions in 2005.
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René Philoctète
- Born
- 1932 · Jérémie.
- Died
- 1995 · Port-au-Prince.
- Nationality
- Haiti
- Occupation
- journalist · poet · playwright · writer
- Languages
- French
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René Philoctète (16 November 1932 – 17 July 1995) was a Haitian poet. René Philoctète was born in Jérémie, some of his most notable poems are Saison des hommes (1960), which was also his first published poem, Les Tambours du Soleil (1962), and Ces Iles qui Marchent (1969). His novel Massacre River about the Parsley massacre was translated into English by Linda Coverdale and published by New Directions in 2005.
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Born at Jérémie in 1932, died in Port-au-Prince in 1995.
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