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Josaphat-Robert Large (November 15, 1942 – October 28, 2017) was a Euro-Haitian-American poet, novelist and art critic. His novel Les terres entourées de larmes [Shore surrounded with tears] won the prestigious Prix littéraire des Caraïbes (Caribbean literary Prize) in 2003. He was nominated for the Haitian grand Literary Prize of 2004, together with Edwidge Danticat, René Depestre, Frankétienne, Gary Klang, Dany Laferrière and Leslie Manigat (ex-president of Haiti, the winner of the Prize).
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| Born | November 15, 1942 Jérémie, Haiti |
| Died | October 28, 2017 (aged 74) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist, art critic |
| Notable works | Les terres entourées de larmes |
| Notable awards | Prix littéraire des Caraïbes (Caribbean literary Prize) in 2003, nominated for the Haitian grand Literary Prize of 2004 |
Large was also one of the finalists at the Ushant (Ouessant in French) Literary Contest in 2002.[1] He wrote in both French and Haitian Creole. Josaphat-Robert Large was a member of " La Société des Gens de Lettres de France" (Society of French intellectuals), of the "Association des Écrivains de langue française" (Association of writers of French origin) and of the PEN Club America. The Society of French and francophone teachers of America has organized two colloquium on his literary production (specially his novels), one at Florida International University in 2001 and one at Fordham University in 2006.[2] Large also participated in the famous festival Étonnants-Voyageurs in 2007[3] and in 2008, he was one of the author in the great literary opening organized in Port-au-Prince by the Presses Nationales d'Haiti (National Press of Haiti).
Josaphat-Robert Large left Haiti at the end of 1963, after being arrested during a student strike against the regime of Papa Doc Duvalier. In New York, he studied English at Columbia University and photography at New York institute of Photography. He was a founding member of La Troupe de Théâtre Kouidor (Theatre group Kouidor) and frequently wrote for Haitian newspapers such as Haïti Progrès, Haïti en Marche, Le Nouvelliste and Lire Haiti.
Large died of cancer in 2017.[4]
DVD by Haitian Treasures, Brooklyn, 2010
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