Marie Vieux-Chauvet

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Marie Vieux-Chauvet


Born
in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
September 16, 1916

Died
June 19, 1973


Marie Vieux-Chauvet (1916–1973) was a Haitian novelist, poet and playwright. Born and educated in Port-au-Prince, her most famous works are the novels Fille d'Haïti (1954), La Danse sur le Volcan (1957), Fonds des Nègres (1961), and Amour, Colère, Folie (1968).

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Love, Anger, Madness: A Hai...

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Dance on the Volcano

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Amour, colère et folie

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Töchter Haitis

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Fonds des Nègres

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Les Rapaces

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La légende des fleurs

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“Freedom is an inmost power. That is why society limits it.”
Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy

“Fear is a vice that takes root once it is cultivated. It takes time to recover from it.”
Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy

“What’s the use of religion if it oppresses instead of consoling? If it offers despair instead of relief? If it takes away instead of preserving?”
Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Triptych

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