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Aimé Césaire




Aimé Césaire

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born
June 26, 1913

died
April 17, 2008

place of birth
Basse-Pointe, Martinique

genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Politics


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Aimé Fernand David Césaire (26 June 1913 – 17 April 2008) was a Afro-Martinican francophone poet, author and politician.




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avg rating: 4.08 | 527 ratings | 56 reviews | 32 distinct works | 1 fan
Discourse on Colonialism Discourse on Colonialism
by Aimé Césaire
avg rating 4.09 — 130 ratings — published 1972
6 editions
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A Tempest A Tempest
by Aimé Césaire
avg rating 3.53 — 133 ratings — published 1969
5 editions
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Notebook of a Return to the Na... Notebook of a Return to the Native Land
by Aimé Césaire
avg rating 4.37 — 83 ratings — published 1970
8 editions
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The Collected Poetry The Collected Poetry
by Aimé Césaire
avg rating 4.58 — 38 ratings — published 1984
2 editions
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Cahier d'un retour au pays nat... Cahier d'un retour au pays natal
by Aimé Césaire
avg rating 4.50 — 10 ratings — published 2008
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Le Cahier, Discours sur le col... Le Cahier, Discours sur le colonialisme
by Aimé Césaire
avg rating 4.50 — 6 ratings — published 2000
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LA Tragedie Du Roi Christophe LA Tragedie Du Roi Christophe
by Aimé Césaire
avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published 1970
2 editions
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Les armes miraculeuses Les armes miraculeuses
by Aimé Césaire
avg rating 4.00 — 5 ratings — published 1970
2 editions
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Lost Body/Corps Perdu Lost Body/Corps Perdu
by Aimé Césaire
avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published 1986
3 editions
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Lyric and Dramatic Poetry, 194... Lyric and Dramatic Poetry, 1946-82 (Caraf Books)
by Aimé Césaire
avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published 1990
2 editions
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"Écoutez le monde blanc
horriblement las de son effort immense
ses articulations rebelles craquer sous les étoiles dures
ses raideurs d'acier bleu transperçant la chair mystique
écoute ses victoires proditoires trompeter ses défaites
écoute aux alibis grandioses son piètre trébuchement

Pitié pour nos vainquers omniscients et naïfs !"
Aimé Césaire
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". . . car il n'est point vrai que l'oeuvre de l'homme est finie
que nous n'avons rien à faire au monde
que nous parasitons le monde
qu'il suffit que nous nous mettions au pas du monde
mais l'oeuvre de l'homme vient seulement de commencer
et il reste à l'homme à conquérir toute interdiction immobilisée aux coins de sa ferveur et aucune race ne possède le monopole de la beauté, de l'intelligence, de la force . . . "
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"A civilization that uses its principles for trickery and deceit is a dying civilization. "
Aimé Césaire
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