Confiant, Raphaël, 1951-
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Name (Latin)
Confiant, Raphaël, 1951-
Date of birth
1951-01-25
Associated country
Martinique
Field of activity
Fiction
Novels
Occupation
Authors
Lecturers
Novelists
Associated Language
fre
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
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Sources of Information
- Le nègre et l'amiral, 1988:t.p. (Raphaël Confiant) p. 4 of cover (b. 1951 in Martinique)
- Raphaël Confiant (b. Jan. 25, 1951, Le Lorrain), is a Martinican writer known for his literary commitment towards Creole literature; studied English and Political Science at the Sciences Po Aix and Law at Paul Cézanne University in Aix-en-Provence, France; a founder of creolite movement, Eloge de la créolité (In Praise of Creoleness, 1989), a movement characterized as a reaction to the Négritude movement, which emphasized the African origins of the Antillean people; Confiant is a well-known writer in both Creole and French and is currently a lecturer at the University of the French West Indies and Guiana (UAG) ( (Wikipedia, Oct. 3, 2013) )