Qui trop embrase mal éteint is the story of a young Haitian man who enlists in the dictatorial government militia of Haiti to avenge the death of his father who was brutally assassinated. Ironically however, he himself soon becomes a violent tonton macoute and terrorizes the population and the only thing that may bring him back to his original mission is the love of the beautiful Marline Poéton, an indirect victim of his gratuitous cruelty.

Professor Nicolas (Nick) André is an instructor of Haitian Creole at Florida International University. He has degrees from the Faculté de linguistique appliquée of the Université d'État d'Haïti and Indiana University. Professor Andre has taught Haitian Creole for foreigners at the Centre Pétion-Bolivar, and French and Creole Linguistics at STEP, a school of Theology in Port-au-Prince. He was the head of the Service for Research on Haitian Creole at the State Secretariat of Literacy (1995-1997)and worked as translator for the OAS/UN International Civilian Mission in Haiti (1997- 1998). He is a freelance translator and also served as lexicographer for the only Haitian Creole-French/French-Haitian Creole bilingual dictionary being published by Editions Haïtiennes (Deschamps) and served as the assistant editor of the Haitian Creole-English Bilingual Dictionary.

Other publications in which André has contributed include: Pen nan boutèy diven nan panyen banbou, liv I & II (2002: Fondasyon Konesans ak Libète), Dwa moun pou tout moun (2008: OAS/UN International Civilian Mission), and Bay mo yo lapawòl (2008: OAS/UN International Civilian Mission).

Part of LACC’s 14th Annual Haitian Summer Institute Lecture Series. Event will be in Creole. Event is free and open to the public.

For additional information and to RSVP call LACC at (305) 348-2894.

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