Marie-Magdeleine Carbet, the pen name Anna Marie-Magdeleine, was an Afro-Martiniquais writer and educator.
12 Facts About Marie-Magdeleine Carbet
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Marie-Magdeleine Carbet won several literary prizes from French cultural organizations.
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In 1923, Marie-Magdeleine Carbet left for Paris to continue her education.
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The pseudonym Marie-Magdeleine Carbet, was taken from the name of the Le Marie-Magdeleine Carbet district of Martinique and was a tangible representation of their identification with their homeland.
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Mandel's vocal opposition of the Nazi regime resulted in his arrest and because Marie-Magdeleine Carbet had been appointed by Mandel, she was barred from returning to France and her folklore mission was cancelled.
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Marie-Magdeleine Carbet returned to the Girls' Secondary School to teach, but was removed from that post in 1940 by government representatives.
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In 1941, Marie-Magdeleine Carbet opened a private school, teaching English and dressmaking and providing tutoring, on Lamartine Street in Fort-de-France.
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In 1957, Marie-Magdeleine Carbet returned alone to France, and began her most productive literary period over the next decade.
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Marie-Magdeleine Carbet continued with radio broadcasting, as well as speaking at lectures and conferences, to promote the culture of the French Antilles.
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In 1988, Marie-Magdeleine Carbet returned to Fort-de-France and lived with her sister Mathilde.
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Marie-Magdeleine Carbet was awarded the Literary Prize for the Caribbean in 1970 for Rose de ta grace and the ADELF Critical Prize in 1975.
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Marie-Magdeleine Carbet was awarded the Grand Prix Humanitaire de France for service to arts and letters for her overall body of work.