Philippe Thoby-Marcelin

Philippe Thoby-Marcelin

Philippe Thoby-Marcelin student (1920)
Born (1904-12-11)December 11, 1904
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Died August 13, 1975(1975-08-13) (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

Death

Philippe Thoby-Marcelin died August 13, 1975 in Syracuse near New York.

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