Jean Joseph Rabearivelo
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Jean Joseph Rabearivelo (March 4, 1901, Antananarivo - June 22, 1937, Antananarivo), was a Malagasy poet writing in both Malagasy and French. His poetry collections are entitled Cutting the Ashes (1924), Nearly Dreams (1934), and Translation of the Night (1935). He is often considered the father of modern Malagasy literature.
His work shows an affinity with both the Symbolist and Surrealist poets, while remaining strongly grounded in the geography and folkloric life of Madagascar. He absorbed French colonialist aspirations of being a Frenchman as well as a Malagasy, but was denied the opportunity to live and write in Paris. Rabearivelo despaired after that refusal and committed suicide in 1937. Complete works are:
- La coupe de cendres (1924)
- Sylves (1927)
- Volumes (1928)
- Enfants d'Orphée (1931)
- Presque-Songes (1934)
- Traduit de la Nuit (1935)
- Imaitsoanala (1935)
- Chants pour Abéone (1936).
[edit] External links
- Short biography in English (Bookrags).
- Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, presentation of author (in French) by Claire Riffard, with bibliography and works of criticism ("île en île").
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