Yanick Lahens
Born:
22/12/953
(69 yo)
Birth place: Port-au-Prince (Haiti)
Citizenship : Haiti
Occupation : Authors
Summary
Yanick Lahens, born in Port-au-Prince in Haiti December 22, 1953, is a Haitian writer, winner of the 2014 edition of Femina award for her novel “Bain de Lune”.
Biography
Yanick Lahens performs his studies at the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne before going back to Haiti where she teaches at the Ecole Normale Superieure until 1995.
Very involved in the community life of Haiti, she is co-founder of the Association of Haitian writers (since removed) and with the foundation "Culture and Creation" founded a library in Saint-Louis-du-Nord. It also shows after the 2010 earthquake
Photos Albums
Carrer (Filmography, Discography, Awards...)
Literary works
- L’Exil : entre l’ancrage et la fuite, l’écrivain haïtien - 1990
- Tante Résia et les Dieux - 1994
- Dans la maison du père - 2000
- La Petite Corruption - 2003
- La folie était venue avec la pluie - 2006
- La Couleur de l'aube – 2008 (Price Millepages 2008 - Price RFO 2009 - Price Littéraire Richelieu de la Francophonie 2009)
- Failles - 2010
- Guillaume et Nathalie - 2013
- Bain de lune – 2014 (price Fémina 2014)