Josaphat-Robert Large
Haitian-American poet, novelist and art critic (1942-2017) · Haiti · On the map · Writers · Died at 74
Josaphat-Robert Large was a Euro-Haitian-American poet, novelist and art critic. His novel Les terres entourées de larmes [Shore surrounded with tears] won the prestigious Prix littéraire des Caraïbes in 2003.
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About this person
He was nominated for the Haitian grand Literary Prize of 2004, together with Edwidge Danticat, René Depestre, Frankétienne, Gary Klang, Dany Laferrière and Leslie Manigat.
Country
Haiti
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2017 · aged 74
