Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine APRIL 2019 | Page 340

Albert Camus, Jean Anouilh,
Aimé Césaire, Marie Vieux
Chauvet, Jean-Claude Fignolé,
Gary Victor, Lyonel Trouillot
and Dany Laferrière influenced
him, as well as many others. But
his mentor is Gary Victor who
released his first story in the
short story collection I did not
know that life would be so long
after death (Editor: Mémoire
d’encrier, Montreal, 2012).
His publications His
short story collection Le Trou
du voyeur, received the Henri
Deschamps literary prize in
2013.
In the following year, he
published his first novel Les
Brasseurs de la ville, with editor
Mémoire d’encrier (Montreal)
which was also published by
Editor Philippe Rey (Paris) in
2016.
Edition Ruptures (US) published
one of his stories called Les Sept
quartiers de la parole in 2015.
He contributed to several
collections and newspapers
in Haiti like En amour avec
Marie and Du domaine de la
tolérance (collections directed
by writer Emmelie Prophète), …
des maux et des rues... (Editor
Legs, 2014), he also contributed
to the first issue of the review
Le Courage (Grasset, France
2015), and Haitian newspapers
and magazines like Le Matin, Le
Nouvelliste, Intranqu’îlités…
Current contribution to
Haitian literature
As Secretary General of the
Haitian Pen Club, Evains is
now involved in the defense of
writers and journalists’ rights to
free expression and freedom.
He is at the head of the writing
committee of the DO-KRE-
I-S essay magazine, a global
Creole culture platform which
released its second issue last
December. He leads workshops
in libraries and schools to assist
young people who wish to
write. He is also putting the
finishing touch to his second
novel, a story about his mother’s
passing away, death and family
supremacy in Haiti. The title of
About Evains’ Haiti
the novel: Je vivrai d’amour
pour toi… To Evains, there are at least two Haitis. Port-au-Prince, the capital, is one, and the rest of the country
is another.
His publications are
available at Francophone “A visitor should not stay in Haiti without visiting the Citadelle Laferrière in the city of Milot (near
Cap Haitien – deep North) to get acquainted with the extraordinary story of the first black-led
republic in the world; the beautiful beaches of the Arcadins Coast are near Port-au-Prince and offer
good leisure time; artisanal shops and the Carnival City of Jacmel are a must to visit also; at the
Village of Noailles (Iron carvers village east side of Port-au-Prince) in Croix-des-Bouquets can be
discovered a facet of the country’s creativity.
booktores and on many
book distribution websites.
Unfortunately the short story
collection Le Trou du Voyeur is
available only in Haiti. Excerpts
of his work and news articles
can be read on his blog:
evainsdejeremie.blogspot.com .
Other interests He likes
to say, "I'm a writer who is
engaged in public functions."
Evains works for the Human
Resources Department of the
Ministry of Public Health and
Population. He is involved with
mobile clinics for healthcare
programs in the countryside.
But his main interest are his
family and the youth living in
Jérémie. He works with young
people to help them discover
the unprecedented wealth
reading brings and the source of
inspiration it provides for living
better with each other, and with
nature.
For the visitor to discover what is called the soul of Haiti, attending a Voodoo ceremony, a peasant
ball or a Rara exhibition during Holy Week in the city of Beaumont (Grande-Anse area – deep South)
is a must. And, last but not least, the City of Poets, Evains’ hometown, Jérémie is also a national
patrimony for its architectural wealth and the Grande-Anse area which is the most preserved of the
country. “Jérémie is Haiti’s little emerald of hope,” Evains said.