Surinamese literature

The literature of Suriname refers to the literature which has been orally transmitted and Surinamese written literature. The oral literature is still a vital and authentic expression in Suriname. In turn, the influence of the oral culture on the written literature of Suriname is impossible to imagine. At the end of the 18th century the indigenous Surinamese began to write literature. Surinamese Creole literature in particular is "not widely known, nor easily accessible."^[1]

See also

• List of Surinamese writers

Images of Surinamese writers

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  Bernardo Ashetu
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  Bhai in 1987
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  Rabin Baldewsingh
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  Chitra Gajadin
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  Rudi Kross
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  John Leefmans
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  Eddy L. Pinas
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  Johanna Schouten-Elsenhout
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  Marylin Simons
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  Michaël Slory

References

1. Arnold, Albert James; Rodríguez-Luis, Julio; Dash, J. Michael (1994). A History of Literature in the Caribbean: English- and Dutch-speaking countries. John Benjamins Publishing Company. p. 570. ISBN 978-90-272-3448-3. Retrieved 26 July 2012.