Roger Dorsinville
Appearance
Roger Dorsinville (March 11, 1911 - January 12, 1992) was a Haitian poet, journalist, novelist, politician, and diplomat. Born in Port-au-Prince, Dorsinville attended military school before serving as the Minister of Public Health and ambassador to Venezuela. Some of his most notable works are Barrières (1946), Pour Célébrer la Terre (1954), Le Grand Devoir (1962), and Toussaint Louverture (1965).
Selected works
Novels
- Kimby, ou, La loi de Niang, 1973
- L'Afrique des rois, 1975
- Un Homme en trois morceaux, 1975
- Mourir pour Haïti, ou, Les croisés d'Esther, 1980
- Renaître à Dendé, 1980.
- De Fatras Bâton à Toussaint Louverture, 1983
- Marche arrière (Mémoires), 1986
- Accords perdus, 1987
- Ils ont tué le vieux blanc, 1988
- Une Haïtienne à New York, 1991
- Les Vèvès du Créateur, 1989
- Rites de passage (complete works, 11 volumes), 1990
- Marche arrière II (Mémoires), 1991
References
- Schutt-Ainé, Patricia (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. pp. 102–103. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.
External links
- Emerging from the Shadow of the Father: Memoirs of Haiti
- Roger Dorsinville Biography (in French)