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My cozy bourgeois upbringing is like a tattoo on my skin. (p18)

Marie Vieux-Chauvet

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Marie Vieux-Chauvet (born Marie Vieux; September 16, 1916 – June 19, 1973), was a novelist, poet and playwright who was born and educated in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Alternative Names: Colibri • Marie Vieux • Marie Chauvet

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