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Yanick Lahens is a Haitian novelist and short story writer born in 1953 in Port-au-Prince. She is one of the most celebrated writers in Haitian literature, known for fiction that gives voice to ordinary Haitian people — particularly women — with great tenderness and moral attentiveness. She has been a leading cultural figure in Haiti for decades and was involved in the cultural response to the 2010 earthquake. Read more →