Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Haiti Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
A doctor, novelist and political activist whose first novel, Compère Général Soleil (1955), is a classic of Haitian literature.
Alexis was a theorist of "marvellous realism" in Caribbean art. He opposed the Duvalier dictatorship and was killed after landing in Haiti in 1961.
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