Jacques Roumain
1907
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1944
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Haiti
native language: French
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague, ETH Zurich
occupation: writer, poet, journalist, politician
Jacques Roumain (French pronunciation: [ʒak ʁumɛ̃]; June 4, 1907 – August 18, 1944) was a Haitian writer, politician, and advocate of Marxism. He is considered one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. Poet Langston Hughes, an African-American, translated some of Roumain's works, including Gouverneurs de la Rosée (Masters of the Dew). It was also adapted to film. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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