Choses haïtiennes

New edition of book originally published in 1896. Essay on politics and literature in Haiti. Frederic Marcelin (1848-1917) was a Haitian writer and politician. He was Chief of the Haitian Department of Finance from 1892-1894 under President Hippolyte and again 1905-1908 in the administration of President Nord Alexis. In 1905, Marcelin established the journal Haïti littéraire et sociale. He is also well-known for his novels Marilisse (1903), La Vengeance de Mama (1902), and Thémistocle Epaminondas Labasterre (1901).