Ignace Nau

Ignace Nau (July 13, 1808 Léogâne - 1845) was a Haitian poet and storyteller. Born in Port-au-Prince, Nau studied in a renowned military school in Haiti before attending the Catholic University of New York. After returning to Haiti, Nau founded a literary society named "" with his brother, Emile Nau, and the Ardouin brothers, Beaubrun, Céligny, and Coriolan. Ignace Nau published the literary magazine , which was censored by the Haitian government and was later renamed .

Selected works[]

• Le Livre de Marie (poem)
• Pensées du Soir (poem)
• Le Lambi (story)
• Episode de la Révolution (story)
• Isalina (story)

References[]

• Schutt-Ainé, Patricia (1994). Haiti: A Basic Reference Book. Miami, Florida: Librairie Au Service de la Culture. p. 93. ISBN 0-9638599-0-0.
• The poets of Haiti, 1782-1934, Translator Edna Worthley Underwood, The Mosher Press, 1934
• "Ignace Nau (1808-1845)", Alliance Haiti

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