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The French administration's discovery of the group's intent and consequent exile of many of its members created a veritable gap in the development of literature on the island from 1915 to 1922. The second phase, from 1922 to 1929, saw artists explore the Malagasy themes of embona sy hanina (nostalgia).
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That same year he drafted his first book, a short novel written in the Malagasy language. [3] He began to correspond with a wide range of writers around the world, including André Gide, Paul Valéry, Jean Amrouche, [2] Paul Claudel, and Valery Larbaud, [5] and spent large sums to buy books and ship them to Madagascar. [1]
Hainteny (pronounced [hajnˈtenʲ], Malagasy for "knowledge of words") is a traditional form of Malagasy oral literature and poetry, involving heavy use of metaphor.It is associated primarily with the Merina people of Madagascar. [1]
Dox wrote prolifically over the course of his career, yielding nine poem anthologies, numerous books in prose, and sixteen plays along Biblical themes or Malagasy history and folk tales. In addition, he wrote a number of plays on commission for various clients, with many commissioned by Boy Scout troupes, although these have since been lost. [ 2 ]
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The Ibonia is an epic poem that has been told in various forms across the island of Madagascar for at least several hundred years. The Ibonia predates the introduction of the printing press in Madagascar in the early part of the 19th century and as such has long been part of the poetic and storytelling oral traditions of the island.
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo Award for Poetry, Tardivat International Award For Best French Language Fiction, Tchicaya-U'Tamsi Prize, Great Fiction Prize of Madagascar Jean-Luc Raharimanana (born June 26, 1967, Antananarivo, Madagascar ) is a Malagasy novelist, essayist, poet, and playwright.