| LC control no. | n 90727948 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PQ3989.R23 |
| Personal name heading | Rabearivelo, Jean-Joseph, 1901-1937 |
| Variant(s) | Osmé, Jean, 1901-1937 Rabearivelo, J. J. (Jean-Joseph), 1901-1937 Rabearivelo, Joseph-Casimir, 1901-1937 Rabe, Jean Casimir, 1901-1937 Valmond, Amance, 1901-1937 |
| Associated country | Madagascar |
| Place of birth | Antananarivo (Antananarivo, Madagascar) |
| Place of death | Antananarivo (Antananarivo, Madagascar) |
| Profession or occupation | Poets Novelists Translators Authors, Black |
| Special note | Old catalog heading: Rabearivelo, Jean Joseph, 1901-1937 |
| Found in | Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, cet inconnu? c1989: t.p. (Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo) LC data base, 12-27-90 (hdg.: Rabearivelo, Jean Joseph, 1901-1937; usage: Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo) His Traduit de la nuit, 1990: p. 121 (Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo; b. 1901, or 1903?, and not 1904) His Sylves, 1991: t.p. (J.J. Rabearivelo) His Casi sueños, 2000: t.p. (Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo) p. 10 (real name Jean Casimir Rabe) Wikipedia, viewed May 15, 2017 (Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo; born Joseph-Casimir Rabearivelo; born 4 March 1901 or 1903, Antananarivo (Ambatofotsy), Madagascar; largely self-taught; changed his name to have same initials as Jean-Jacques Rousseau; occasionally used pseudonyms, including "Amance Valmond" and "Jean Osmé"; died 22 June 1937, Antananarivo, of suicide by cyanide poisoning; widely considered to be Africa's first modern poet and the greatest literary artist of Madagascar; published poetry anthologies in French and Malagasy, as well as literary critiques, an opera, and two novels; worked as a proofreader at Imprimerie de l'Imerina from 1924 until his death; throughout the 1920s he translated works of foreign poets and writers into Malagasy, and translated traditional Malagasy kabary (oratory) into French) Encyclopaedia Britannica (online), viewed May 15, 2017 (Jean-Joseph Rabéarivelo; Madagascan author; born March 4, 1901, Tananarive, Madagascar) |
| Associated language | fre mlg |
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