Rapjazz: Diary of a Pariah - Frankétienne
Rapjazz: Diary of a Pariah - Frankétienne
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Franketienne lives in Port-au-Prince, an orphaned city, they say, of hopes and dreams. In the depths of the night, in the hills sometimes, mysterious voices resonate, when they are not djinns, inhabitants make believe that it is the voice of Frankétienne winding through the mountains, howling in the plains a song of life more powerful than death. And in these square perimeters driven to dependence, stupidity and urban cynicism, Franketienne alone maintains a poetics, a vision and an art that is only his chaotic, fragmented song. Writing! Yes, he tells us: "Writing is my ultimate oasis in the fire of my deserts. My last port of call on the tormented shores of this fabulous continent that is life. My rapjazz of madness." Rapjazz is the book of a visionary. The writer thus goes beyond sensitive forms, languages (Creole/French). Communication is this absolute act, this organic relationship with genres, beings, things and the universe so that all possibilities are actualized, in us and for us. Strange and dazzling particles that are these sparks of truth, love and beauty that make us return to the obvious or to the question: "What would Port-au-Prince be without Franketienne?" Frankétienne, the pillar of Haiti. She is the total artist, with an extraordinary career. Chantal Guy, La Presse
