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Haiti - Literature : 9 Haitian authors shortlisted for the Carbet Prize of the Caribbean


Haiti - Literature : 9 Haitian authors shortlisted for the Carbet Prize of the Caribbean

The Prize Carbet of literature 2011, that rewards a Caribbean work, will be awarded Saturday, December 17, 2011 in Cayenne [French Guiana]. Among the eighteen candidates for this 22nd edition, the Haitian literature comes in force with nine writers, other candidates for the award, are shared between Martinique, Guadeloupe, Cuba, Jamaica and mainland France.

In the jury, are represented Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Trinidad, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Quebec and Tunisia. During this literary week, permanent members of the jury and their guests, including novelists Simone Schwartz-Bart (Guadeloupe) and Evelyne Trouillot (Haiti), Prize winner 2010, will discuss of literature and culture in several high schools of Cayenne, Kourou, as well as the University of Antilles-Guyane.

Nominees for the Carbet Prize

Haiti :

Jean Marc Beausoleil (Haiti) « Blanc Bonsoir »,novel, [Triptyque, 2011]


Louis Philippe Dalembert (Haiti) « Noires blessures », novel [Mercure de France, 2011]

Joël Des Rosiers (Haïti) « Gaïac » poésie [Triptyque, 2010]


Jean Durosier Desrivières (Haïti) « lang nou souse nan sous », poetry [Caractères, 2011]

Makenzy Orcel (Haïti) « Les latrines , novel [Mémoire d'encrier, 2011]

Lyonnel Trouillot (Haiti) « La belle amour humaine », roman [Actes sud, 2011]

Guy Régis (Haïti) « Le trophée des capitaux », novel [Vents d'ailleurs, 2011]

Marvin Victor (Haiti) « Corps mêlés », novel [Gallimard, 2011]

Rodney Saint-Éloi (Haiti) « Récitatif au pays des ombres » poetry [Mémoire d'encrier, 2011]

Others :


Emmanuel Goujon (Martinique) « L'Imperméable », novel [Vents d'ailleurs, 2011]

Christian Langou (Guadeloupe) « De l'ombre à la lumière », novel [Panthéon, 2010]

Christine Lara (Martinique/Guadeloupe) « Si le jour se lève », novel [Mon petit éditeur, 2011]


Andréa Levy (Jamaïque) « Une si longue histoire », novel [Translated from English by Cécile
Arnaud, La table ronde 2011]


Patrick Malherbe (France) « Devant le Chinois », novel [Ibis rouge éditions, 2011]


Alain Menil (Martinique) « Les voies de la créolisation », Essai sur Edouard Glissant, [De l'incidence éditeur, 2011]


Leonardo Padura (Cuba) « L'homme qui aimait les chiens », novel [Métailié, 2011]


Lucien Pavilla (Martinique) « Tunnel éphémère ou L'épisode dramatique », novel [Edilivre.com, 2011]


Léo Ursulet (Martinique) « Le bonheur l'attendait ailleurs », novel [Agathe, 2011]

S/ HaitiLibre



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