Quote of the day
A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner.
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)







