A Primer of Haitian Literature in Kreyol
@article{Lang2004APO, title={A Primer of Haitian Literature in Kreyol}, author={G. Lang}, journal={Research in African Literatures}, year={2004}, volume={35}, pages={128 - 140} }
The early history of Haitian Kreyòl remains subject to intense debate among linguists, though there is no doubt it was the principal medium through which slave revolts were organized and the foundations of Haitian culture set. By the end of the nineteenth century there were already significant literary texts, in particular Oswald Durand's "Choucoune" and Georges Sylvian's Cric? Crac! During the thirties and forties, proponents of Kreyòl struggled to have it recognized as the national language… CONTINUE READING
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