Tribute to one of the greatest French Writer Ever Aime Cesaire !
Aimé Césaire (1913-2008)
Poet, playwright, and politician Césaire was born in Basse-Pointe, Martinique. He is one of the most respected authors from the French speaking Caribbean.
Césaire attended the Lycée Schoelcher in Fort-de-France. In 1931 he went to Paris to further his education. He attended Lycée Louis-le-Grand, the Ecole Normale Supérieure, and the Sorbonne. At the Sorbonne University, he studied Latin, Greek and French literature.
Césaire was a prominent advocate of "Négritude". As a student in Paris, he helped found the publication Etudiant noir. Also in Paris he had the opportunity to meet Caribbean and African students, among the Léopold Senghor, a poet. Cesaire's work was influence by world events such as, the history of Hispaniola (Haiti/Dominican Republic), world war II, and the emancipation of the third world, to name a few. Today the effects of his work are felt throughout the world. Cesaire's works have been translated and it is appreciated by a wide audience. His writing style has been described as: "Profound, Metaphoric, Surrealism".








