AIME CESAIRE

(1913 - 2008) 94

POET

Wikipedia Profile

French Caribbean poet Aime Cesaire, founding father of the "negritude" movement that celebrated black consciousness, died in his native Martinique, the France's Ministry of Culture said on Thursday. Full Article (Reuters)

NOTED WORKS

Poetry:

  • Cahier d'un retour au pays natal (1939)
  • Soleil sou coup (1948)

Theatre:

  • Et les Chiens se taisaient (1958)
  • Une Saison au Congo (1966)

Other Writings:

  • Discours sur le coloialisme (1953)