Quote of the day
Nobody ever did anything very foolish except from some strong principle.
Jacques Stephen Alexis
Born: April 22, 1922
Died: April, 1961 (aged 38)
Bio: Jacques Stephen Alexis was a Haitian communist novelist, poet, and activist. He is best known for his novels Compère Général Soleil, Les Arbres Musiciens, and L'Espace d'un Cillement, and for his collection of short stories, Romancero aux Etoiles.
Known for:
- General Sun my brother (1955)
- In the Flicker of an Eyelid
- Compère général Soleil (1955)
- Les arbres musiciens (1957)
- L'espace d'un cillement (1959)