Édouard Glissant
Édouard Glissant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 September 1928 |
| Died | 3 February 2011 (aged 82) Paris, France |
| Education | |
| Education | Musée de l'Homme University of Paris (PhD) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Africana philosophy |
| School | Postcolonialism |
| Notable works | Poetics of Relation |
| Notable ideas | Poetics of relation · theory of the rhizome |
Édouard Glissant (French: [ɡlisɑ̃]; 21 September 1928 – 3 February 2011) was a French writer, poet, philosopher, and literary critic from Martinique. He is an influential figure in Caribbean thought and cultural commentary and Francophone literature.