Aimé Césaire

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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