Patrick Chamoiseau (born 1953) is a French author from Martinique, associated with the creolite movement, which set out to celebrate the mixed Creole culture of the Antilles. Born in Fort-de-France, he studied law in Paris before returning home, where the example of Edouard Glissant drew him toward Creole language and oral storytelling. In 1989 he co-wrote the manifesto In Praise of Creoleness with Jean Bernabe and Raphael Confiant. His writing moves between novels, essays, children's books, screenplays, theatre and comics, and often tries to carry the rhythms of spoken Creole into French prose. His novel Texaco, a many-voiced history of a Martinican shantytown, won the Prix Goncourt in 1992, and earlier he had received the Prix Carbet for Antan d'enfance, the first volume of his autobiographical trilogy Une enfance creole. In 1999 he was honoured with a Prince Claus Award for his contribution to Caribbean society.
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AwardPrince Claus Award (1999) 1 AwardPrix Carbet (1990, Antan d'enfance) 1 AwardPrix Goncourt (1992, Texaco) 1 Form Mostly Written Form Mostly Written Connections
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is a French author from Martinique
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born 3 December 1953
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His novel Texaco was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1992.
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In 1990, he received the Prix Carbet for Antan d'enfance
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In 1999, Chamoiseau was honoured with a Prince Claus Award
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is a French author from Martinique
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His novel Texaco was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1992
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known for his work in the créolité movement
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including novels, essays, children's books, screenplays, theatre and comics
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Scrittore francese della Martinica
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strutture sintattiche di lingue dell'Africa centrale e delle Antille. Anche nei romanzi sono privilegiati temi e aspetti della realtà antillana: Solibo Magnifique (1988; trad. it. 1998), sulla figura emblematica del narratore tradizionale ( conteur); Texaco (1992; trad. it. 1994), che, fondendo arti
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Antille francofone, da A. Césaire a É. Glissant, ha scritto numerose opere narrative e saggistiche i cui temi dominanti sono la definizione della cultura antillana e la rivendicazione della sua dignità nei confronti della cultura dei colonizzatori. Particolarmente significativi in tal senso sono Él
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