WRITER

Jacques Roumain

1907 - 1944

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Jacques Roumain (French pronunciation: [ʒak ʁumɛ̃]; June 4, 1907 – August 18, 1944) was a Haitian writer, politician, and advocate of Marxism. He is considered one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. Poet Langston Hughes, an African-American, translated some of Roumain's works, including Gouverneurs de la Rosée (Masters of the Dew). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Roumain has received more than 104,535 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Roumain is the 4,367th most popular writer (up from 4,491st in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Haiti and the 3rd most popular Haitian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 100k

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  • 49.32

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

LES FANTOCHES
1977
Gouverneurs de la Rosée
2007
Gouverneurs de la rosée
1946
Masters of the Dew
1947
La montagne ensorcelée
1972
Gouverneurs de la rosée
Haitian fiction, Love stories, French fiction
1944

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Jacques Roumain ranks 4,367 out of 7,302. Before him are Frik, William Gaddis, Arkady Fiedler, Bhoja, Rūdolfs Blaumanis, and Yōko Ogawa. After him are Manuel José Quintana, Zaharia Stancu, Ahmet Altan, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Vicente Espinel, and Jurij Koch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Jacques Roumain ranks 236. Before him are Philip Arthur Fisher, James Robertson Justice, Ernst Albrecht, Alexander Knox, István Bárány, and Georg Braun. After him are Roderich Menzel, Jean Langlais, Yevgeniy Abalakov, Adalbert Steiner, Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, and Sofia Yablonska. Among people deceased in 1944, Jacques Roumain ranks 239. Before him are Henryk Sławik, Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne, Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Walter Breisky, Settela Steinbach, and Hippolyte Aucouturier. After him are Al Smith, Jean Cavaillès, Wim Anderiesen, Oszkár Gerde, E. O. Plauen, and Henry Wood.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Jacques Roumain ranks 34 out of 94. Before him are Michel Martelly (1961), Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (1943), Frankétienne (1936), Fabre Geffrard (1806), Sténio Vincent (1874), and René Depestre (1926). After him are Élie Lescot (1883), Gérard Latortue (1934), Pierre Nord Alexis (1820), Martial Célestin (1913), Louis Borno (1865), and Michaëlle Jean (1957).

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Among WRITERS In Haiti

Among writers born in Haiti, Jacques Roumain ranks 3. Before him are Frankétienne (1936), and René Depestre (1926). After him are Dany Laferrière (1953), and Edwidge Danticat (1969).

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