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Aimé Césaire

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Aimé Césaire
Aimé Fernand David Césaire ( French: [ɛme sezɛʁ]; 26 June 1913 – 17 April 2008) was a Francophone and French poet, author and politician from the region of Martinique. He was "one of the founders of the négritude movement in Francophone literature". His works included Une Tempête, a response to Shakespeare's play The Tempest, and Discours sur le colonialisme (Discourse on Colonialism), an essay describing the strife between the colonizers and the colonized. His works have been translated into many languages.
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Born
1913-06-26
Birth Place
Martinique
Place Of Death
Martinique
Education
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Political Ideology
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Known For
Politician
Spouse(s)
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Bob Devin Jones and the Dali explore the life of surrealist Aimé Césaire

ST PETERSBURG – The Dali Museum’s exhibit “Aimé Césaire: Poetry, Surrealism, and Négritude,” on view until Dec. 5, reviews the life of the surrealist poet and politician from the French Caribbean island of Martinique. Co-curated by Bob Devin Jones, artistic director of Studio@620, the exhibit features a performance by Jones...
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Poetry in motion: Bob Devin Jones meets Aimé Césaire

Bob Devin Jones, writer, actor and prolific theater-maker, hit a rough patch following his recovery from Covid-19 in 2020. It wasn’t exactly writer’s block, but something, he felt, was off. Jones got his groove back by delving into the collective works of Martinique-born poet, artist and politician activist Aimé Césaire...
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