Patrick Chamoiseau

Patrick Chamoiseau was born on 3 December 1953 in Fort-de-France, in Martinique, and studied law in France. He published a first novel with Gallimard, Chronique des sept misères, in 1986, then Solibo magnifique in 1988. The following year he signed with Jean Bernabé and Raphaël Confiant Éloge de la créolité, regarded as the manifesto of the créolité movement. His third novel won him the Prix Goncourt in 1992; his work, made up since then of novels, narratives and essays, is translated into English.

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• NovelTexacoPatrick Chamoiseau · 1992Literature