Aime Cesaire

The Presses Universitaires de France and Frémeaux & Associés offer this biography of Aimé Césaire, by Véronique Corinus, specialist of the Antillean and African cultures, lecturer at the University Lumière Lyon 2. Poet and politician Martinique, Aimé Césaire was part of a struggle for political independence and cultural recognition of the black worlds. A fervent opponent of colonialism, he co-founded Léopold Sédar Senghor's concept of "négritude". Véronique Corinus traces the career of this exceptional man throughout the 20th century. This four-album set is presented in French.