Haitian Diaspora
The Duvalier regime saw the exodus of many Haitian intellectuals. The so-called writers of the diaspora engaged in a militant literature, treating Haiti in terms of memory, suffering, and guilt of being far from one's land. Books such as Jean Métellus's Louis Vortex (1992, réédition 2005) depict the daily life of Haitian exiles in their host countries. It can be difficult to define what constitutes a Haitian writer when many Haitians no longer live in Haiti and do not necessarily write about their home country.
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