Chamoiseau, Patrick
Persona
Patrick Chamoiseau è nato nel 1953 a Fort-de-France, dove lavora come assistente sociale.
Dopo aver compiuto studi a Parigi, influenzato dai lavori di Édouard Glissant, Patrick Chamoiseau, ritorna in Martinica e s'interessa approfonditamente alla cultura creola. Pubblica il suo primo romanzo nel 1986. Ottiene la consacrazione letteraria nel 1992 vincendo il premio Goncourt con il romanzo "Texaco", un affresco della vita martinicana di tre generazioni. Da sempre interessato alle forme culturali locali, ha descritto nelle sue opere una Martinica ben lontana da quella delle guide turistiche. I suoi scritti insistono spesso sugli effetti tuttora visibili del colonialismo e della schiavitù.
Chamoiseau was born on December 3, 1953 in Fort-de-France, Martinique, where he currently resides. After studying law in Paris he returned to Martinique inspired by Édouard Glissant to take a close interest in Creole culture. Chamoiseau is the author of a historical work on the Antilles under the reign of Napoléon Bonaparte and several non-fiction books which include "Éloge de la créolité" (In Praise of Creoleness), co-authored with Jean Bernabé and Raphaël Confiant. Awarded the Prix Carbet (1990) for "Chemins d'enfance". His novel "Texaco" was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1992, and was chosen as a "New York Times Notable Book of the Year". Chamoiseau may also safely be considered as one of the most innovative writers to hit the French literary scene since Louis-Ferdinand Céline. His freeform use of French language - a highly complex yet fluid mixture of constant invention and "creolism" - fuels a poignant and sensuous depiction of Martinique people in particular and humanity at large.