Distinguished is level 3 of 4 in the Haiti Hall of Fame: sustained excellence over a career, widely honoured at home. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A novelist and essayist from Port-au-Prince whose novel Bain de lune won the Prix Femina in 2014.
Her writing explores Haitian history, the countryside and the 2010 earthquake.
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