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Koulè Midi (Creole Edition) [Paperback]

Raoul Altidor (Author)
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February 15, 1999
Koule Midi is a collection of short stories. As an example of contemporary literature, this work breaks ground because of its themes and its language. Written in Haitian Creole, it treats rural and urban themes in Haiti and the United States. Compared to Hemingway, Altidor's style and narrative are simple, with vivid detail and images.

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About the Author

Raoul Bourdeau Altidor was born in Haiti. Journalist, political analyst, he has also collaborated on different news pieces for Le Nouvelliste, a Haitian daily paper and Revolution, in Paris, France. Altidor wrote several plays. He has given numerous conferences on themes such as " Press and Propaganda"," Press and Democraty"...Koulè Midi is his first book.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 69 pages
  • Publisher: Editions Memoire (February 15, 1999)
  • Language: Creole
  • ISBN-10: 1584370009
  • ISBN-13: 978-1584370000
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,867,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Où le créole investit le récit, July 28, 1999
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Koulé midi, recueil de nouvelles de Raoul Altidor, paru récemment aux éditions Mémoire, témoigne d'une grande diversité à la fois dans les thèmes, univers évoqués et les registres d'écriture. Le livre s'ouvre sur une narration plus ou moins conventionnelle, genre mémoire et fiction eternées. Le lecteur retient tout de suite le fait que l'auteur a su employer le créole sans se croire obligé de rendre compte de réalités paysannes exclusiement. Intimité, sujets actuels, jazz, peintures, tout ce qui constitue l'environnement de New York où se déroule l'histoire, tout y est. La diversité soulignée tantôt, est parfois très contrastée tant l'écriture d'un texte comme « Marassa », faisant suite au premier, diffère à la fois dans le ton et dans le rythme. Prose poétique ou poème tout court ? Suite de phrases inventaires qui n'offrent point de trame à proprement parler mais opère plutôt par suggestions. Cette diversité tient aussi des lieux d'inscription de chaque moment raconté, Gonaïves, Cap-Haïtien, l'Estère, mais aussi New York, Miami etc... Tout un itinéraire renvoyant en fait, si l'on se réfère aux éléments de para-texte principalement la quatrième de couverture à la trajectoire réelle de l'auteur (se confondant dans certains cas au narrateur). On doit mentionner également le talent de l'auteur dans l'art du portrait qu'il soit objectif ou subjectif. « Bisila Tribye, se te polka m. Li leve fè. Li anjandre [...] li soti byen fen ak yon chemiz jèze ki gen de kòlèt byen long. Pantalon patelefan an gen plizyè patch plake sou li pou granmèsi, epi talon soulye step-over a pi wo pase janm debwa ». Comme le souligne, son préfacier Rodney St Eloi, l'auteur de « Koule Midi » a le mérite d'avoir continué (dans la lignée des Frankétienne, Célestin Mégie, F. Morisseau Leroy, Deyita) à démonter qu'au-delà du conte et de la poésie, le créole pouvait tout aussi bien investir le récit comme tel, ajoutons sans la prédominance de l'oralité chère à « l'audience » genre dans lequel excellait si bien Maurice Sixto. Gary Augustin, Ecrivain
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The really first narrative short story in creole, May 4, 1999
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This review is from: Koulè Midi (Creole Edition) (Paperback)
Koulè Midi is the first short stories book in creole. What I really like about this book is the way that the author deals with creole language, literary forms and imaginary. He brings us in a lot of countries and ways of life. He is not like the other creole writers (haitians or not). He only tells a story, simply with his heart, his childhood, and his memories. I like this book, because it is true. I'd like to thank a very special person who has worked hardly to realise this book : Metta Morton... I wish that haitian people and haitian american find in this book a very new way to see the world and to struggle for feelings and better ways to live, to love and to hope. Rodney Saint-Éloi Publisher
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Koulè Midi se youn liv enteresan., July 8, 1999
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This review is from: Koulè Midi (Creole Edition) (Paperback)
Li nesesè, mwen ta di menm se youn devwa pou mwen, pou m' fè youn rale sou liv Raoul Altidor fenk defounen-an ki rele Koulè Midi. Se youn liv enteresan. Li enteresan toudabò poutèt se youn bann ti istwa kout, nou ta di nouvèl, sa yo rele nan lanng angle "Short Stories".Se pa tout tan ekriven Ayisyen sèvi ak fòm sa-a. Nou jwenn woman, esè, pwezi, kont elt..., men istwa kout sa yo pa fasil pou jwenn nan literati ayisyen-an. Ansuit , Koulè Midi, se youn literati rejyonal e nasyonal. Li rejyonal poutèt mo ak non ki karakterize youn rejyon nan peyi-a: Latibonit. Li nasyonal paske se istwa, tribilasyon, lavi ayisyen l'ap rakonte.

Mwen te pran plezi pou mwen te li Koulè Midi. Kannari kè mwen t'ap koule, tèlman li te chaje ak lakontantman. Raoul te plen li ak konparezon, imaj elt... Anpil bèl mo; bonjan mo kreyòl, mo nou pa kontre toulejou. N'ap swete Koulè Midi anpil siksè, epi n'ap rekòmande tout mounn k'ap li kreyòl, tout mounn k'ap fè rechèch nan kreyòl, kit sa ki kòkòb, kit sa ki maton, pou yo li Koulè Midi.

Kiki Wainwright,ekriven

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