Quote of the day
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
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)







