Haiti - Culture : Place to the Haitian literature at 36th Montreal Book Fair
The Haitian literature will be honored at 36th Montreal Book Fair, which will be held in Montreal from November 20 to 25 at Place Bonaventure, on the theme "Bridging Cultures" (Une passerelle entre les cultures).
Many Haitian writers or of Haitian origin, novelists, short story writers, poets, essayists, historians and thinkers, will be present in the pavilion "Haiti to honor" (Haïti à l'honneur) installed in the fair, for book signings sessions. Come to discover among other talent Dany Laferrière, Emmelie Prophète,Gary Victor, Jean-Euphèle Milcé, James Noël, Jean-Robert Léonidas, Joël Des Rosiers, Joujou Turenne, Kettly Mars, Marie-Célie Agnant, Michel Soukar, Laënnec Hurbon, Yanick Lahens...
More than 800 titles will be on the shelves, covering 200 years of literary and intellectual production, of never seen according to Rodney Saint-Eloi, himself the author and editor of "Mémoire d'encrier" the fact that Haiti was the first country to be honored in this way at Montreal Book Fair, reflects the special status of Haitian literature," explaining this special relationship between the Haitian and Quebec Literatures, by the fact that many writers who fled the Duvalier dictatorship, chose to settle in Quebec, particularly in Montreal. According to him "From this meeting of fire and cold, is born a Haitian-Quebec literature unique in the world."
