André Paradis
André Paradis | |
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Born | (1939-08-22)22 August 1939 Sivry-Courtry, France |
Died | 15 March 2024(2024-03-15) (aged 84) |
Nationality | French |
Occupation | Writer |
André Paradis (22 August 1939 – 15 March 2024) was a French writer, novelist and essayist.[1]
Biography
Born in Sivry-Courtry on 22 August 1939, Paradis became an English teacher in his birth city after studying in Paris.[2] In 1966, he returned to his ancestral land of French Guiana and taught English at the Lycée Félix Éboué.[3] He then taught the language at the University of the French West Indies and Guiana [fr] from 1996 to 2002, living in Remire-Montjoly.[2]
Paradis became a columnist for the radio station Tout Moun in 1983. On 21 December 1986, he took part in the radio show La plume à l'oreille.[4] He appeared on the 25-minute show for 15 years.[5]
Among his other activities, Paradis was an activist for the independence of French Guiana. In 1969 and 1976, he wrote essays in the newspaper La Jeune Garde [fr] under the pseudonym Pierre-Albert.[4]
André Paradis died on 15 March 2024, at the age of 84.[6]
Works
- L'année du fromager (2001)[7][8]
- Le soleil du fleuve (2002)
- Des hommes libres Fragments d'une histoire (2005)
- 2028 l'affaire Jean-Mohamed Galmot (2016)
Awards
- Prix carbet des lycéens for Des hommes libres Fragments d'une histoire (2005)[9]
References
- ^ "Paradis, André (1939-....)". Bibliothèque nationale de France (in French).
- ^ a b "Black Matter". University of Nebraska Press. 2008.
- ^ "André Paradis". Babelio (in French).
- ^ a b "André Paradis". Gala (in French).
- ^ Paradis, André (1998). Marronnages (in French). Ibis rouge. p. 133. ISBN 2-911390-41-5.
- ^ Guitteau, Gérôme (16 March 2024). "André Paradis a rejoint le monde des hommes libres". France-Guyane (in French). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Trois Écrivains guyanais parlent librement de la littérature guyanaise Author(s): Élie Stephenson, Serge Patient and André Paradis (in French). University of Nebraska Press. 2008.
- ^ "André Paradis, 5 Questions pour Île en île". YouTube (in French). 15 June 2013.
- ^ Rochmann, Marie-Christine (2008). Le Roman historique guyanais contemporain, ou Les Miroitements d'une temporalité hétérogène (in French). University of Nebraska Press.