Aimé Césaire

Césaire in 2003 Aimé Fernand David Césaire (; ; 26 June 1913 – 17 April 2008) was a Francophone Martinican poet, author, and politician. He was "one of the founders of the Négritude movement in Francophone literature" and coined the word in French. He founded the Parti progressiste martiniquais in 1958, and served in the French National Assembly from 1945 to 1993 and as President of the Regional Council of Martinique from 1983 to 1988. He was also the Mayor of Fort au France for 56 years, from 1945 - 2001.

His works include the book-length poem ''Cahier d'un retour au pays natal'' (1939), ''Une Tempête'', a response to William Shakespeare's play ''The Tempest'', and ''Discours sur le colonialisme'' (''Discourse on Colonialism''), an essay describing the strife between the colonizers and the colonized. Césaire's works have been translated into many languages. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Las armas milagrosas = Les armes miraculeuses / by Césaire, Aimé 1913-2008

    Published 1974
    Book
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    Discurso sobre el colonialismo / by Césaire, Aimé 1913-2008

    Published 2006
    Book