Jean-Euphèle Milcé (born 1969) is a Haitian writer and

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Life

He was born in Passe-Reine, Gonaives in the north of

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. He studied at the

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and the

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. He has served as head of PEN Haiti. Milcé is best known for his 2004 novel ''L’Alphabet des nuits'' which won the Prix Georges Nicole in Switzerland and was nominated for several other literary awards. The novel was translated into English by Christopher Moncrieff and published by

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References

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