Roger Dorsinville (March 11, 1911 - January 12, 1992) was a

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an poet, journalist, novelist, politician, and diplomat. Born in

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, Dorsinville attended military school before serving as the

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and ambassador to

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. Some of his most notable works are ''Barrières'' (1946), ''Pour Célébrer la Terre'' (1954), ''Le Grand Devoir'' (1962), and ''

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'' (1965).

Selected works

Novels

*''Kimby, ou, La loi de Niang'', 1973 *''L'Afrique des rois'', 1975 *''Un Homme en trois morceaux'', 1975 *''Mourir pour Haïti, ou, Les croisés d'Esther'', 1980 *''Renaître à Dendé'', 1980. *''De Fatras Bâton à Toussaint Louverture'', 1983 *''Marche arrière'' (Mémoires), 1986 *''Accords perdus'', 1987 *''Ils ont tué le vieux blanc'', 1988 *''Une Haïtienne à New York'', 1991 *''Les Vèvès du Créateur'', 1989 *''Rites de passage'' (complete works, 11 volumes), 1990 *''Marche arrière II'' (Mémoires), 1991

References

External links

Emerging from the Shadow of the Father: Memoirs of Haiti
Biography (in French) 1911 births 1992 deaths Haitian male novelists Haitian male poets People from Port-au-Prince Ambassadors of Haiti to Venezuela Government ministers of Haiti 20th-century Haitian novelists 20th-century Haitian poets 20th-century male writers {{Haiti-diplomat-stub