Raphael ConfiantRaphaël Confiant has been at the forefront of the Créolité movement in his native Martinique and beyond since the 1980s. He is the author of numerous books in both French and Martinican Creole, including Éloge de la créolité and Eau de cfé, which won the Prix Novembre in 1991. Confiant currently serves as the dean of humanities and literature at the University of the French West Indies, Martinique. A prolific writer, Confiant's work has been translated into several languages, including Italian, Spanish, German and Greek, however only two of his novels are thus far available in English. Read More Read Less