Haitian literature has been closely intertwined with the political life of Haiti. Haitian intellectuals turned successively or simultaneously to France, the UK, the United States, and African traditions. At the same time, Haitian history has always been a rich source of inspiration for literature, with its heroes, its upheavals, its cruelties and its rites.
Read more about Haitian Literature: The Nineteenth Century, The Twentieth Century, Haitian Diaspora, Some Contemporary Authors, The Language Issue
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