Introduction Aimé Fernand David Césaire was born on 25 June 1913 in Basse-Pointe, Martinique (Pallister xvii). Born into poverty with a rat-infested home and six siblings, Césaire prevailed beyond his environment and obtained a distinguished secondary school education at Fort-de-France’s Lycée Victor Schoelcher (Pallister xvii). After studying in Paris, Césaire met former Senegalese president Léopold […]
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Patrick Chamoiseau
Origin and Biography Patrick Chamoiseau is a French author from Martinique and was born in Fort-de-France in the year of 1953. Growing up, Chamoiseau was exposed to the Creole language and culture, it became a substantial part of the man (and writer) Chamoiseau came to be. Chamoiseau studied law in Paris and upon graduating, he […]
