Aimé Césaire (born June 20, 1913 in Basse-Pointe, Martinique) is a French poet and politician.

In 1945, he was elected legislative Assembly member from Martinique, as a member of the Communist party. Later that year he was elected mayor of Fort-de-France. Aimé Césaire remains one of the most famous black contemporary writers. His writings reflect his passion for civic and social engagement.

Poetry:

  • Armes miraculeuses (1946)
  • Soleil cou coupé (1947)
  • Corps perdu (1950)
  • Ferrements (1960)
  • Cadastre (1961)
  • Moi, laminaire (1982)

Plays :

  • La Tragédie du roi Christophe (1963)
  • Une tempête (d'après William Shakespeare) (1969)

External links

  • Aime Cesaire, biography, by Brooke Ritz, Postcolonial Studies website, English Department, Emory University. 1999.

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