Jacqueline SCOTT-LEMOINE
    An author from the Haïti and Senegal
    writing in French
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    Jacqueline Scott-Lemoine was born in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) in 1923. Since 1966, she has lived in Dakar with her husband, the poet Lucien Lemoine. In 1976, she became a citizen of Senegal. Jacqueline Scott-Lemoine is a comedian. She first played the role of the Queen in The Tragedy of King Christophe by Aimé Césaire and since, has continued her career at the Théâtre National Daniel Sorano in Dakar. Jacqueline Lemoine has also written for several magazines and newspapers, both in Senegal and overseas. Les Nuits de Tulussia is a collection of stories going back to the author's childhood in Haïti and early days in Senegal.

    Publications

    Les Nuits de Tulussia. [Tulussia's Nights] Paris : Présence Africaine, 2005. (160p.). ISBN 2-70-87-0763-9. Short-stories. [Preface by Amadou Lamine Sall].

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    Created: 27 Oct 2005
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