Il fut un temps: Gonaïves
Une ville d'Haïti

Long before the tearing apart, the Duvalier dictatorship and the devastation by tornadoes, the city of Gonaïves in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s was home to a thriving community where mutual aid and respect defined its citizens.

You will have the chance to discover the charm of this corner of the earth as well as its customs and traditions. If, on the other hand, you lived there during one or more of these decades, you will rediscover in all its splendor this city that marked you so much.

In this essay, nothing has been neglected to make the presentation as lively and as enlightened as possible. Education, commerce, the health system, leisure and sports, family relationships, community life and a series of other aspects have been put back on the table to try to understand why people loved to be in this city so much. See for yourself. ROUVIO ST-JEAN, 2007

Born in Haiti on January 3, 1942 and living in Montreal for over twenty-five years, Rouvio St-Jean studied anthropology and sociology. He published his first novel, Parlez-moi d'amour in 1995, his second novel, Neige au soleil in 2006 and a play, À soir ça va sauter.

Il fut un temps: Gonaïves by Rouvio St-Jean is the fifth book published by Editions Nouveau Siècle.

Book available in French only.