Louis-Philippe Dalembert
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Louis-Philippe Dalembert (1962, Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is among the most important Haitian writers of his generation. He is a poet, novelist, short story writer, and essayist who writes in both French and Haitian Creole. His work, praised by critics in France and abroad, has also been translated into several languages. He is a former fellow at the Villa Medici in Rome (1994–1995) and a Knight of Art and Writing in France and has been a guest at the Berliner Künstlerprogramm of the DAAD. He has won several prizes, such as the Prix RFO du Livre, the Premio Casa de las Américas, and the Prix Thyde Monnier de la SGDL. Avant que les ombres s’effacent (2017), one of his most recent works, has been awarded the Prix Orange du Livre and the Prix France Bleu/Page des libraires.
Edited by Ilan Stavans
In this rich, eye-opening, and uplifting anthology, dozens of esteemed writers, poets, artists, and translators from more than thirty countries send literary dispatches from life during the pandemic. A portion of proceeds benefit booksellers in need.
World Literature Today’s 75 Notable Translation of 2020
Paperback • ISBN: 9781632063021
Publication date: Aug 25, 2020