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Réunionnais Literature
Réunionnais literature is the literature of persons linked to the island of Réunion, a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar. It is written in French and in Réunionnais creole as well as other languages. History The origins of Réunionnais literature are in Réunionnais short stories and poetry, which flourished beginning in the mid-18th century. Évariste de Parny and Antoine Bertin were writers born in the island in the 18th century, but who spent most of their lives away from their birthplace. For them Réunion was a subject that represented beauty and youthful memories. This theme of exoticism was one that predominated in literature written by French-language writers from Réunion writing for a readership in France. Réunion was recounted as a lost paradise inhabited by happy natives, as in the 1924 novel ''Ulysse, Cafre ou L'Histoire dorée d'un Noir'' by Prix Goncourt winning Réunionnais authors Marius-Ary Leblond. In the 19th century, the no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island of Madagascar and southwest of the island of Mauritius. , it had a population of 868,846. Like the other four overseas departments, Réunion also holds the status of a region of France, and is an integral part of the French Republic. Réunion is an outermost region of the European Union and is part of the eurozone. Réunion and the fellow French overseas department of Mayotte are the only eurozone regions located in the Southern Hemisphere. As in the rest of France, the official language of Réunion is French. In addition, a majority of the region's population speaks Réunion Creole. Toponymy When France took possession of the island in the seventeenth century, it was named Bourbon, after the dynasty that then ruled France. To break ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Alexandrine
The French alexandrine (french: alexandrin) is a syllabic poetic metre of (nominally and typically) 12 syllables with a medial caesura dividing the line into two hemistichs (half-lines) of six syllables each. It was the dominant long line of French poetry from the 17th through the 19th century, and influenced many other European literatures which developed alexandrines of their own. 12th to 15th centuries Genesis According to verse historian Mikhail Gasparov, the French alexandrine developed from the Ambrosian octosyllable, × – u – × – u × Aeterne rerum conditor by gradually losing the final two syllables, × – u – × – Aeterne rerum cond (construct) then doubling this line in a syllabic context with phrasal stress rather than length as a marker. Rise and decline The earliest recorded use of alexandrines is in the Medieval French poem ''Le Pèlerinage de Charlemagne'' of 1150, but the name derives from their more famous use in part of the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite-Hélène Mahé
Marguerite-Hélène Mahé (1903 - 1996) was a French writer from Réunion, who is best known for her work '' Sortilèges créoles: Eudora ou l'île enchantée'' ( fr), published first in 1952, serialised into three issues of '' Revue des Deux Mondes''. It was subsequently reissued whole, twice, in 1955 and 1985. It is a pivotal work in Reunionnais literature, due to its descriptions of the lives of those enslaved on the island. It was also the first novel by a Réunionese writer to use modernism Modernism is both a philosophy, philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western world, Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new fo ... and fantasy. She also wrote an autobiography, which is as yet unpublished. References External links SORTILÈGES CRÉOLES: Première Partie(in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Mahé, Marguerite-Hélène 1903 births 1996 deaths Writers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Lods
Jean Lods (born 5 April 1938, in Montbéliard) is a French writer. He spent his childhood on the island of Réunion which later became the setting of a number of his novels. He won the Prix Alain-Fournier for his novel ''Le Bleu des vitraux'' and he was also nominated several times for the Prix Renaudot The Prix Théophraste-Renaudot or Prix Renaudot () is a French literary award. History The prize was created in 1926 by ten art critics awaiting the results of deliberation of the jury of the Prix Goncourt. While not officially related to the .... References 1938 births Living people Writers from Montbéliard 20th-century French novelists 21st-century French novelists Prix Alain-Fournier winners {{France-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius-Ary Leblond
Marius-Ary Leblond is the pen name of two historians, writers, art critics and journalists, George Athénas and Aimé Merlo, cousins, from Réunion. Their work was rewarded by the Prix Goncourt in 1909 for the novel ''En France'', which narrates the journey of two young Creoles, who came to study at the Sorbonne. They occupied public positions, (George) as secretary to the Joseph Gallieni from 1914 to 1916, and (Aimé) as conservator of France overseas museums. They helped with the creation of the Musée Léon Dierx Léon Dierx (; March 31, 1838 – June 11, 1912) was a French poet born in Saint-Denis in 1838. He came to Paris to study at the Central School of Arts and Manufactures and subsequently settled there, taking up a post in the education office. He ..., in Saint-Denis de La Reunion. Works * ''En France'', novel, 1909. * ''La France devant l'Europe'', essay, 1913, Eugène Fasquelle Éditeur. * ''Le Zézère'', novel Fasquelle, 1903. * ''Le Secret des Robes'', novel i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Gamaleya
Boris Gamaleya (18 December 1930 St. Louis – 30 June 2019) was a Réunion poet, literary critic, linguist, folklorist, and social activist. He primarily wrote in French. Biography His father was Ukrainian a descendant of Cossack Hetman Petro Doroshenko, who fled Russia after the October Revolution and died when Boris was still young. He mother was a Réunion-born ''créole'' of distantly Portuguese decent. He grew up in mountain village of Makes in the home of his grandparents. He was first published in local newspapers in Réunion. In 1950, he began higher education in France but left the Ecole Normale d'Instituteurs in Avignon for the university town of Aix-en-Provence in 1951 where he joined the French Communist Party. Upon his return to the island in 1955 with his wife Clélie, a literature teacher, he taught French, published poems and essays in the press and began collecting Reunionese oral culture. He joined the Communist Party of Reunion (PCR) in 1959. In 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joëlle Écormier
Joëlle Écormier (born March 31, 1967, in Le Tampon, Réunion), is a French writer. After writing for herself during her childhood, she was a homemaker when she participated in a literary experiment launched by the book club France Loisirs in 1998: the collaborative writing of a novel whose first pages were endorsed by Yann Queffélec, and whose later pages were to be chosen from international submissions. The selection of her submission for the second chapter of this collaborative work of fiction, which appeared in 1999 under the title ''30 jours à tuer'' ("Thirty Days to Kill") led the young woman to launch herself into a career as a writer. Écormier's first independent novel, ''Le Grand Tamarinier'' ("The Big Tamarind Tree"), was published by the Réunion publishing house Azalées Éditions in 2000. ''Le Grand Tamarinier'' created a child and began a shift towards children's literature, which she pursued with her second work, a tale illustrated by her daughter's drawings. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Cheynet
Anne Cheynet (born 1938) is a French author in Réunion. Her 1977 work ' is considered a significant contribution to Réunionnais literature, as the first novel to be formally labeled as "Réunionnais." Biography Cheynet was born in Saint-Denis, Réunion, in 1938, and spent her childhood in the city's Saint-François neighborhood. She traveled to Aix-en-Provence to study in 1956, remaining abroad until 1963. Back on the island, she worked as a secondary school teacher before getting involved in politics. She later returned to the classroom as a preschool teacher. She published her first book, the poetry collection ''Matanans et Langoutis'', in 1972, followed by her best-known work, the novel ''Les Muselés'', which is considered the first work billed as a "Réunionnais novel." The novel, which has an activist slant, focuses on the lives of the poor in Réunion. Cheynet, who was from a poor white family, drew on her experiences of discrimination during the island's colonial era. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bédier
Joseph Bédier (28 January 1864 – 29 August 1938) was a French writer and scholar and historian of medieval France. Biography Bédier was born in Paris, France, to Adolphe Bédier, a lawyer of Breton origin, and spent his childhood in Réunion. He was a professor of medieval French literature at the Université de Fribourg, Switzerland (1889–1891) and the Collège de France, Paris (c. 1893). Modern theories of the ''fabliaux'' and the ''chansons de geste'' are based on two of Bédier's studies. Bédier revived interest in several important old French texts, including '' Le roman de Tristan et Iseut'' (1900), ''La chanson de Roland'' (1921), and '' Les fabliaux'' (1893). He was a member of the Académie française from 1920 until his death. His ''Tristan et Iseut'' was translated into Cornish by A. S. D. Smith, into English by Hilaire Belloc and Paul Rosenfeld, and into German by Rudolf G. Binding. In 2013, a new English translation by Edward J. Gallagher was published by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Henri Azéma
Jean-Henri Azéma, called Jean Azéma (28 December 1913 – 13 October 2000) was a French poet of Réunionnais origin. Born in Saint-Denis, he died in Buenos Aires, where he had fled after collaborating with the Nazis during World War II. His son was the historian Jean-Pierre Azéma Jean-Pierre Azéma (born 1937) is a French historian. Azéma is a member of the scientific counsel for the Institut François Mitterrand, an organisation founded by François Mitterrand with the goal of "contributing to the propagation of knowled .... ReferencesBrief biographical sketchon answers.com 1913 births 2000 deaths People from Saint-Denis, Réunion Poets from Réunion French expatriates in Argentina French exiles French Waffen-SS personnel 20th-century French poets French male poets 20th-century French male writers African poets {{Réunion-bio-stub Nazis who fled to Argentina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georges Azéma
Georges Azéma (died May 9, 1864) was a French historian from Réunion. Son of the writer Étienne Azéma and brother to the doctor Mazaé Azéma, his son Henri was also a doctor; his grandfather Jean-Baptiste Azéma had briefly served as governor of Réunion; other relatives include the poet Jean-Henri Azéma and the historian Jean-Pierre Azéma Jean-Pierre Azéma (born 1937) is a French historian. Azéma is a member of the scientific counsel for the Institut François Mitterrand, an organisation founded by François Mitterrand with the goal of "contributing to the propagation of knowled .... References *''Le dictionnaire biographique de La Réunion'', Sabine Deglise, Brigitte Hock-Koon, Raymonde Kissel, Michel Verguin et Mario Serviable, 1998. 1864 deaths 19th-century French historians Writers from Réunion Year of birth unknown People from Réunion of French descent French male writers {{Réunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étienne Azéma
François Paul Étienne Azéma (15 January 1778 – 28 August 1851 in Saint-Denis, Réunion, on the island of Réunion) was a French poet, playwright, and writer of fables. He was a magistrate, delegated to the island by the Ministre de la Marine, and as a writer was well known for his play ''Médée''. He was a descendant of Jean-Baptiste Azéma, a former governor of the island; he was the father of Georges Azéma, a historian, and Mazaé Azéma, a doctor. His grandson was the doctor Henri Azéma; other descendants include the poet Jean-Henri Azéma and the historian Jean-Pierre Azéma. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ... in 1850. References People from Réunion of French descent Writers from Réunion Poets from Rà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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