Jacques Roumain (1907–1944)
Author of Masters of the Dew
About the Author
Jacques Roumain was one of an educated group of young people who were interested in the revindication of national folkways and culture, centered around the foundation of the publication La Revue Indigene in 1927. Their experience generated a movement of social protest as well as literary show more nationalism in Haiti. Poet and author of ethnological studies, Roumain also wrote a number of novels. His posthumous novel The Masters of the Dew (1978) is a powerful, realistic vision of life in a peasant community. The rhythm of Creolized French, the language of the people, and their culture permeate the novel. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Jacques Roumain
The Translations: Frederico García Lorca, Nicolás Guillén, and Jacques Roumain (Collected Works of… (2003) — Contributor — 7 copies
Senhores do Orvalho 2 copies
Les fantoches 1 copy
La montagne ensorcelée 1 copy
Donos do Orvalho 1 copy
La Montagne ensorcelée 1 copy
Az élet vize [regény] 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1907-06-04
- Date of death
- 1944-08-18
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Haiti
- Birthplace
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Places of residence
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Occupations
- writer
politician (Communist) - Relationships
- Tancrede Auguste, Jean Antoine (grandfather)
- Organizations
- Haitian Communist Party (founder)
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Statistics
- Works
- 22
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 230
- Popularity
- #97,994
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 31
- Languages
- 5
- Favorited
- 1
Gives you an insight into one of the reasons why Haiti is like it is today, with its colonial legacy.… (more)