Suzanne Dracius

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Suzanne Dracius
Born(1951-08-25)August 25, 1951
Fort-de-France
OccupationAuthor, professor
Alma mater Sorbonne
Website
www.suzannedracius.com

Suzanne Dracius (born August 25, 1951) in Fort-de-France, in the Terres-Sainville district) is a French writer from Martinique. [1]

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Biography

After studying at the Lycée Marie-Curie in Sceaux and at the Sorbonne, Suzanne Dracius taught in Paris, then at the University of the French Antilles and in the United States as a visiting professor at the University of Georgia and the University of Ohio. [2]

Suzanne Dracius defines herself as a Kalazaza, a creole word meaning a light skinned mixed race person; she claims African, European, Indian, Caribbean and Chinese ancestry. She has made the fight against any kind of racial, sexual or social discrimination the issue and the subject of her writing. [3] Her books L’Autre qui danse and Rue Monte au Ciel have been translated into English as Climb to the Sky and The dancing other, and Italian; also an anthology of poetry, Calazaza's delicious dereliction : poems. [4] [5] [6]

Work

Novels

Short stories

Poetry

Plays

Essays, children's and youth literature and fine books

Awards and literary prizes

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References

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  2. Edwards, Carole (2011). "Entretien avec Suzanne Dracius : La Kalazaza gréco-latine". Women in French Studies. 19 (1): 120–132. doi:10.1353/wfs.2011.0012. ISSN   2166-5486. S2CID   191473310.
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  6. Dracius, Suzanne (November 2011). "Women's Fantasies". Words Without Borders. Archived from the original on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  7. années, Prix Littéraire FETKANN ! • Il y a 12 (2010-03-11). "Suzanne DRACIUS reçoit son Prix au Salon du Livre 2010". Prix Littéraire Fetkann! (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  8. "Suzanne Dracius reçoit le prix Virgile du Cénacle européen". Martinique la 1ère (in French). 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2022-03-31.