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Martinican literature. Martinican literature is primarily written in French or Creole and draws upon influences from African, French and Indigenous traditions, as well as from various other cultures represented in Martinique. [1] The development of literature in Martinique is linked to that of other parts of the French Caribbean but has its own ...
Aimé Césaire was born in Basse-Pointe, Martinique, French Caribbean, in 1913.His father was a tax inspector, and his mother was a dressmaker. 'Although in his Cahier he evoked his childhood as poverty-stricken and squalid, his family was part of the island's small, black middle class.' [5] His family moved to the capital of Martinique, Fort-de-France, in order for Césaire to attend the only ...
French philosophy. School. Postcolonialism. Notable ideas. Poetics of relation · theory of the rhizome. Édouard Glissant (21 September 1928 – 3 February 2011) [1] was a French writer, poet, philosopher, and literary critic from Martinique. [2] He is an influential figure in Caribbean thought and cultural commentary and Francophone literature.
France. I Am a Martinican Woman (French: Je suis Martiniquaise) is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Lucette Céranus (1916–1955), under the pseudonym Mayotte Capécia, in the mid-twentieth century. [1] It tells the story of Mayotte's childhood and young adulthood, including her relationship with a white officer who ultimately abandons ...
Frantz Omar Fanon was born on 20 July 1925 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, which was then part of the French colonial empire.His father, Félix Casimir Fanon, worked as a customs officer, while Fanon's mother, Eléanore Médélice, who was of Afro-Caribbean and French descent, was a shopkeeper. [17]
Notable work. I Am a Martinican Woman. Lucette Céranus Combette (17 February 1916 – 24 November 1955), known by her pen name Mayotte Capécia was a writer from Martinique. She is best known for her novel I Am a Martinican Woman (French: Je suis martiniquaise), published in 1948, which was the first book published in France by a woman of ...
French and Creole are in a diglossic situation in Martinique, [93] [94] where French is used in official dialogue and Martinican Creole is used in casual or familial contexts. [94] Creole was a spoken language with a developed "oraliture"; it was not until the mid 20th century that it began to be written. [ 94 ]
French Tropiques was a quarterly literary magazine published in Martinique from 1941 to 1945. It was founded by Aimé Césaire , Suzanne Césaire , and other Martinican intellectuals of the era, who contributed poetry, essays, and fiction to the magazine.