Tag: Creole
The officialization of Creole as an official language, suspended on appeal
The standoff between the prefect and the assembly of Martinique around the officialization of the Creole language as an official language continues. In the administrative battle between the two authorities,…
“The Little Prince”, Annie Ernaux, Flaubert… Why are these literary classics translated into Creole?
If I tell you Zouk la sé sèl médikaman nou ni, do you answer me? Yes, Kassav’. The interplanetary hit is one of the flagship pieces of the famous West…
José Sébéloué, singer of La Compagnie Créole, has died
One of the founding members of La Compagnie Créole is no more. The group and label Productions Martin Leclerc announced on Sunday on Facebook the death of José Sébéloué, at…
The local authority defies the law to make Creole an official language
It’s almost a rebellion. The president of the executive council of the Territorial Collectivity of Martinique refused to obey a request from the prefect to withdraw the deliberation of the…
With “Plas-la”, Annie Ernaux becomes the first non-Caribbean writer translated into Creole during her lifetime
Another great first for Annie Ernaux. The French novelist, Nobel Prize for Literature 2022, finds herself a pioneer once again, being the first non-Caribbean writer published in her lifetime in…
The Creole singer Malika Tirolien in Unterfahrt – Munich
It always gets most exciting in music when an artist becomes the link between what you know and like and something new and challenging. In the best case, you can…
Disgusted by foie gras? Discover Creole pâté
Do you feel guilty about eating foie gras during the holidays? Why not opt for the Creole pâté? These little pies of puff pastry, garnished with meat and chilli, can…
Jens Balzer’s essay "ethics of appropriation": Everything is Creole
There is no reason to leave the critique of the idea of ”cultural appropriation” to conservatives. The pop theorist Jens Balzer dares to take a skeptical look from the left.…