Books by Jacques Roumain
Masters of the Dew
by Jacques Roumain
Jacques Roumain wrote one of the first novels to have a rural setting and it was a huge success, I think because it is very rare that you have a novel that comes out of that milieu because of the limited opportunities that those people have to write about themselves.
Interviews where books by Jacques Roumain were recommended
The Best Haitian Literature, recommended by Edwidge Danticat
The acclaimed Haitian author Edwidge Danticat chooses five must-reads from the riches of Haitian literature – including 19th-century poems by a ruler’s daughter.
