Roger Dorsinville (March 11, 1911 - January 12, 1992) was a Haitian poet, journalist, novelist, politician, and diplomat.
Born in Port-au-Prince, Dorsinville attended military school before serving as the Minister of Public Health and ambassador to Brazil, Costa Rica, Venezuela and Senegal.
Some of his most notable works are Barrières (1946), Pour Célébrer la Terre (1954), Le Grand Devoir (1962), and Toussaint Louverture (1965).
Selected works
Novels Kimby, ou, La loi de Niang, 1973 L'Afrique des rois, 1975 Un Homme en trois morceaux, 1975 Mourir pour Haïti, ou, Les croisés d'Esther, 1980 Renaître à Dendé, 1980. De Fatras Bâton à Toussaint Louverture, 1983 Marche arrière (Mémoires), 1986 Accords perdus, 1987 Ils ont tué le vieux blanc, 1988 Une Haïtienne à New York, 1991 Les Vèvès du Créateur, 1989 Rites de passage (complete works, 11 volumes), 1990 Marche arrière II (Mémoires), 1991
References
External links Emerging from the Shadow of the Father: Memoirs of Haiti Roger Dorsinville Biography (in French)