Father of "negritude", a concept he created in the 1930s with Senghor, Aimé Césaire is one of the major figures of French-speaking literature. Collections of poetry, plays, countless essays, his work remains very relevant today.

In these interviews, Césaire discusses his youth, his arrival in Paris, his entry into the École Normale Supérieure, his meeting with Senghor, his political commitment. From 1945, the date of his election to the mayor of Fort-de-France and then to the deputation, he led a dual career: politician and writer. The questions of colonialism, the place of the West Indians in their own country, and African culture are addressed with humor and detachment; it is the voice of an immense man that we are given to hear, in his strength and modesty.