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René Depestre

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in Jacmel, Haiti

August 29, 1926

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René Depestre (born 29 August 1926 Jacmel, Haiti) is a Haitian poet and former communist activist. He is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. He lived in Cuba as an exile from the Duvalier regime for many years and was a founder of the Casa de las Americas publishing house. He is best known for his poetry.

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	Hadriana in All My Dreams: A Novel by René Depestre, Edwidge Danticat (Foreword), Kaiama L Glover (Translation) 3.53 avg rating — 790 ratings — published 1988 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Festival of the Greasy Pole (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French) by René Depestre, Carrol F. Coates (Introduction) 3.65 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1979 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alléluia pour une femme-jardin 3.64 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1981 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eros Dans Un Train Chinois 3.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Minerai noir ; anthologie personnelle et autres recueils 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journal d'un animal marin: Choix de poèmes (1956-1990) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Rainbow for the Christian West 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1977 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Popa Singer (LITTERATURE) 3.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rage de vivre: œuvres poétiques complètes by René Depestre, Bruno Doucey (Préface) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bonjour et adieu à la négritude ; suivi de Travaux d'identité: Essais (Chemins d'identité) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We have only one recourse in the face of death: make art before it happens. —René Char”
― René Depestre, Hadriana in All My Dreams

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“It would make sense, for the purposes of this study, to determine whether the idea of the zombie is in fact one of the traps of colonial history—something Haitians might have internalized and integrated into their own worldview. I”
― René Depestre, Hadriana in All My Dreams

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“The vast space sparkling with stars seemed to want to become part of my body.”
― René Depestre, Hadriana in All My Dreams

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