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  • Bibliography:
    3 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1990
  • Latest Book:
    May 2024
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Book List in Order: 3 titles



  • This novel is one of the most important statements about the Duvalier regime in Haiti, written by a Haitian who played a prominent role in the revolutionary movement that brought down the Lescot regime in January 1946. _The Festival of the Greasy Pol...



  • With a foreword by Edwidge Danticat. Translated from the French by Kaiama L. Glover. "Hadriana in All My Dreams," winner of the prestigious Prix Renaudot, takes place primarily during Carnival in 1938 in the Haitian village of Jacmel. A beautiful ...



  • The latest novel by one of Haiti’s most brilliant writers The most recent book by the renowned Haitian novelist, essayist, and poet René Depestre, Popa Singer is a semiautobiographical chronicle of Haiti in the late 1950s, the very momen...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rene Depestre has published 3 books.

Rene Depestre does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Popa Singer, was published in May 2024.

The first book by Rene Depestre, The Festival of the Greasy Pole, was published in January 1990.

No. Rene Depestre does not write books in series.