Lyonel Trouillot

Lyonel Trouillot was born on 31 December 1956 in Port-au-Prince, into a family of lawyers; his brother Michel-Rolph Trouillot was an anthropologist and historian. After studying law, he became a journalist and a teacher of French and Creole literature, co-edited the magazine Les Cahiers du vendredi and co-founded the Atelier Jeudi soir. A poet, novelist and songwriter, he was a finalist for the Prix Goncourt in 2011 with La Belle Amour humaine, which won the Grand prix du roman métis the same year.

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• NovelStreet of Lost FootstepsRue des pas perdusLyonel Trouillot · 1996Literature