Philippe Thoby-Marcelin
| Philippe Thoby-Marcelin | |
|---|---|
 Philippe Thoby-Marcelin student (1920) | |
| Born |
December 11, 1904 Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Died |
August 13, 1975 (aged 70) Syracuse, New York |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist, journalist, folklorist, politician |
| Notable works | Canapé-Vert, La Bête de Musseau, Le Crayon de Dieu, Contes et Légendes d'Haïti |
| Notable awards | Literary Prize of Latin America |
Philippe Thoby-Marcelin (1904 - 1975), was a Haitian poet, novelist, journalist, folklorist and politician.[1]
Early life
Philippe Thoby-Marcelin was born December 11, 1904 in Port-au-Prince. His older brother of Pierre Marcelin, who was born in 1908, worked with his brother Philippe in the writing of his major novels sounding rural and highlighting the theme of peasant life and folklore of Haiti. Philippe went to high school in Port-au-Prince and finished in Paris where he studied law. He began his career as general secretary at ministry of Public Works. Like most Haitian intellectuals, he was opposed to the occupation of his country by the U.S. military since 1915.
In 1927, he participated with Jacques Roumain, Carl Brouard, Émile Roumer and Normil Sylvain of the creation of La Revue Indigène, in which they published many poems. They began to honor the indigenized and Haitian literary and artistic material, and returned write about the displeasure with the U.S. occupation.
His first published novel Canapé-Vert, was awarded the Literary Prize of Latin America. In 1946, he participated in the founding of the People's Socialist Party (PSP) with Anthony Lespes, the same year he published La Bête de Musseau.
Biographies
- Philippe Thoby-Marcelin and Pierre Marcelin, Canapé-Vert, the French Publishing House, New York: 1944
- Philippe Thoby-Marcelin and Pierre Marcelin, La Bête de Musseau, Editions of the French House, New York: 1946
- Philippe Thoby-Marcelin and Pierre Marcelin, Le Crayon de Dieu, Editions La Table Ronde, Paris: 1952
- Philippe Thoby-Marcelin, Contes et Légendes d'Haïti, Editions Fernand Nathan, Paris: 1967
- Philippe Thoby-Marcelin and Pierre Marcelin, Tous les Hommes sont Fous, New Optical Publishing, Montreal, Quebec: 1980
Death
Philippe Thoby-Marcelin died August 13, 1975 in Syracuse near New York.
References
- ↑ American Babel: Literatures of the United States from Abnaki to Zuni. Retrieved 30 May 2014.