Personality · Literature
Writer · Poet · Essayist
📍 Birthplace Jacmel, Sud-Est
🎂 Birthday August 29
Wikidata (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Not yet claimed
René Depestre is a Haitian-French poet and former communist activist. He is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. He lived in Cuba as an exile from the Duvalier regime for many years and was a founder of the Casa de las Américas publishing house. He is best known for his poetry.
Wikipedia (en) · CC BY-SA 4.0
Main works
Hadriana in All My Dreams · 1988
journal d'un animal
Covers: Open Library and Cover Art Archive, where available; other titles are shown without their cover.
Career
- 1982Prix Goncourt de la nouvelleDistinction
- 1988Hadriana in All My DreamsWork
- 1988Hadriana dans tous mes rêvesWork
- 1988Prix RenaudotDistinction
- 1988prix Nessim HabifDistinction
- 1991Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetryDistinction
- 1993Prix Guillaume ApollinaireDistinction
- 1994Amic PrizeDistinction
- 1995Guggenheim FellowshipDistinction
- 1998Grand Prix de PoésieDistinction
- 1998Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-MondeDistinction
- 2016Grand prix de littérature de la SGDLDistinction
- 2024Prix Roger-Caillois - Catégorie auteurs d'expression françaiseDistinction
- 2026Prix Goncourt de la PoésieDistinction
Distinctions
- 1982Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle
- 1988Prix Renaudot
- 1988prix Nessim Habif
- 1991Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetry
- 1993Prix Guillaume Apollinaire
- 1994Amic Prize
- 1995Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1998Grand Prix de Poésie
- 1998Prix Carbet de la Caraïbe et du Tout-Monde
- 2016Grand prix de littérature de la SGDL
- 2024Prix Roger-Caillois - Catégorie auteurs d'expression française
- 2026Prix Goncourt de la Poésie
Places
- Birthplace
- Jacmel, Sud-Est
- Languages
- French
Official links and sources
Information from
- Wikidata, Q59581 (CC0)
- Covers: Open Library and Cover Art Archive, where available; other titles are shown without their cover.