Caribbean Nobel Prize winner, Derek Walcott, is dead
Poet, playwright and painter, Derek Walcott, died peacefully at the age of 87 on Friday, March 17, at his house of Cap Estate in St. Lucia. In 1992, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in […]
Articles by Évelyne Chaville
Frankito offers us “Le Grand Frisson”
After “Pointe-à-Pitre – Paris” published by L’Harmattan in 2000, “L’Homme pas Dieu” published by Editions Écriture in 2012, Franck Salin whose pen name is Frankito today offers us his third novel “Le Grand Frisson” (The […]
FÉMI 2017: “Before the Rooster Crows”, best feature film
“Before the Rooster Crows” by Puerto Rican director Arí Maniel Cruz was crowned “Best feature film” by the jury of the 23rd edition of the Regional and International Film Festival of Guadeloupe (FÉMI) that took […]
Prix de Court Festival : a breeding ground for talent
The 8th edition of the Prix de Court Festival (or Short Film Festival) took place from February 15 to 18, 2017 in Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana. The jury had to decide between 23 short […]
Mardi Gras in Basse-Terre 2017 : a grandiose show
The Mardi Gras parade in Basse-Terre drew more than 100,000 people, Guadeloupeans and tourists. During more than 10 hours, about 60 carnival groups from all over the island gave a show with many colors and […]
CULTURAL EVENTS and PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN THE CARIBBEAN – MARCH 2017
MARCH 2017 March 1 : Ash Wednesday (GUADELOUPE – ST MARTIN – MARTINIQUE) * Photo March 1 : Parade or “Vidé” in Black & White / Burning of the King Vaval (GUADELOUPE – MARTINIQUE) […]
BIFF: a celebration of artistic achievement
The 13th edition of the Bahamas International Film Festival (commonly known as BIFF) took place from December 5 to 11, 2016. As usual, this important film event had a huge success in the archipelago. The […]
Some Caribbean books in my library…
The Caribbean islands are a very rich literary region. Our writers receive many awards for their books in their native island, in the other Caribbean islands and other continents. In addition, the Caribbean islands have […]
Caribbean writers, from Jacques-Stéphen Alexis to Alejo Carpentier
JACQUES-STEPHEN ALEXIS (1922-1961 / Haiti) Compère Général Soleil (Gallimard, 1955) Les Arbres Musiciens (Gallimard, 1957, 1984 ; Les Éditions Fardin, 1986) L’Espace d’un Cillement (Gallimard, 1959, 1983) Romancero aux Étoîles (Gallimard, 1960) L’Étoile Absinthe (Zulma, […]
Caribbean writers, from Aimé Césaire to Gérard Étienne
AIMÉ CÉSAIRE (1913-2008 / Martinique) Les Armes Miraculeuses (Gallimard, 1946 – 1970) Esclavage et colonisation (Presses universitaires de France,1948) Et les Chiens se Taisaient (Présence Africaine, 1958, 1997) Ferrements (Seuil, 1961-1991) Cadastre (Seuil, 1961) Return […]