Suzanne Dracius

Suzanne Dracius, prizewinning author and playwright from Martinique, was hailed by the French Cultural Minister as "one of the great figures of Antillean letters." Dracius' work explores Martinique's complex cultural history, as well as the identity of those born in the former French colonies in the Caribbean but raised in mainland France, not feeling at home in either place due to the color of their skin. Her sophisticated language is peppered with Creole, word play, Latin, slang, and...See more

Suzanne Dracius, prizewinning author and playwright from Martinique, was hailed by the French Cultural Minister as "one of the great figures of Antillean letters." Dracius' work explores Martinique's complex cultural history, as well as the identity of those born in the former French colonies in the Caribbean but raised in mainland France, not feeling at home in either place due to the color of their skin. Her sophisticated language is peppered with Creole, word play, Latin, slang, and neologisms. See less