Frédéric Marcelin

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Personality · Literature · Politics & public life

Writer · Politician · Diplomat · Journalist

📍 Birthplace Port-au-Prince

1848 – March 11, 1917

Haiti

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Frédéric Marcelin (1848–1917) was a Haitian writer and politician. Born in Port-au-Prince, Marcelin was best known for the three novels Marilisse (1903), La Vengeance de Mama (1902), and Thémistocle Epaminondas Labasterre (1901). Along with his contemporaries Fernand Hibbert and Justin Lhérisson he worked to establish a uniquely Haitian novel.

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Main works

Frédéric MarcelinMarilisseMarilisse · 1903
Frédéric MarcelinAu gré du souvenirAu gré du souvenir · 1913
Frédéric MarcelinLa Vengeance de MamaLa Vengeance de Mama · 1979
Frédéric MarcelinLa vengeance de mamaLa vengeance de mama · 2012
Frédéric MarcelinAutour de deux romansAutour de deux romans

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Career

1903MarilisseWork
1913Au gré du souvenirWork
1979La Vengeance de MamaWork
2012La vengeance de mamaWork

Places

Birthplace: Port-au-Prince
Languages: French

Official links and sources

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