Jacqueline SCOTT-LEMOINE
    An author from Haïti and Senegal
    writing in French
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    Jacqueline Scott-Lemoine was born in Port-au-Prince (Haiti). From 1966 until her death, she lived in Dakar with her husband, the poet Lucien Lemoine. In 1976, she became a citizen of Senegal. Jacqueline Scott-Lemoine was a comedian. She first played the role of the Queen in The Tragedy of King Christophe by Aimé Césaire and continued her career at the Théâtre National Daniel Sorano in Dakar. Jacqueline Lemoine also wrote 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.
    Jacqueline Scott-Lemoine passed away in Dakar, aged 89, on July 9 2011.

    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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