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3 unusual facts about Dany Laferrière


Dany Laferrière

The 2005 film Heading South (Vers Le Sud) was adapted from three of his short stories.

Frieda Ekotto

The final chapter performs a close reading of Dany Laferrière's Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer/How to Make Love to a Negro without Getting Tired to explore the role of sexuality in the formation of alterity.

Governor General's Award for French to English translation

1995: David Homel, Why Must a Black Writer Write About Sex? (Dany Laferrière, Cette grenade dans la main du jeune nègre est-elle une arme ou un fruit?)



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