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Édouard Glissant
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Martiniquais writer (1928–2011)
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Sainte-Marie, Martinique, France
Édouard Glissant (21 September 1928 – 3 February 2011) was a French writer, poet, philosopher, and literary critic from Martinique. He is widely recognised as one of the most influential figures in Caribbean thought and cultural commentary and Francophone literature. Édouard Glissant was born in Sainte-Marie, Martinique. He studied at the Lycée Schœlcher, named after the abolitionist Victor…
Known for
- Contre-histoire de la France d'outre-mer — Self - Writer and Philosopher2013
- Édouard Glissant: One World in Relation — Self2009
- Lumières Noires — Self2007
- Memory's Gaze — Self2003
- Apostrophes — Self1975
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Édouard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Sainte-Marie
- Place of death
- 15th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- literary critic
- Employer
- City University of New York
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- creole
- Student of
- Gaston Bachelard
- Image
- EdouardGlissant.jpg
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- name in native language
- Édouard Glissant
- date of birth
- 1928-09-21
- date of death
- 2011-02-03
- Commons category
- Édouard Glissant
- has works in the collection
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- birth name
- Mathieu Édouard Glissant
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