“At noon, you walk across a river. It is dry, with not this much water: it is just stones and pebbles. But it rains cats and dogs in the mountains, and towards afternoon, the water descends wildly and she ravages all in its path, the madwoman. That is how death comes. Without our expecting it, and we cannot do a thing against it, brothers.”
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Jacques Roumain
Jacques Roumain, born on June 4, 1907, was a Haitian politician and writer. He played a significant role in the Haitian independence movement and was also an influential writer whose works had a profound impact on Haitian literature. more
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