Bøger af Bob Lapierre

Back in 1985, while studying under the tutelage of the renowned Haitian linguist Dr. Yves Déjean at the Bank Street College of Education in New York, I authored a concise grammar guide. I later shared complimentary copies of the book with all my Kreyòl pupils.Due to the high demand from my former and current students, I am making the Creole alphabet available to anyone who wishes to learn it.

This is Epic Poetry!In this classic collection of vibrant epic poetries with short and long prose, Bob Lapierre offers you (the reader) passages of paradoxical occurrences in societies. You will uncover the contradictory, the illogical, and the hypocritical, enigmatic and puzzling world of unspeakable taboos.For example, Ayiti is a country where almost everyone enjoys the privilege of owning a restavèk. Laugh not, even a paid domestic (maid) has her own restavèk.Bob questions, will child abuse ever end in his country of birth?Will there ever be equality among human beings on our planet?Is Jean Ziegler correct for shouting, Every 5 seconds a less than 10 year old child dies of hunger." He denunciated, "''A child who died by hunger is a murdered child! He even pointed out the responsible, and that is only Food for thought!

My life unfolds in Ayti, marked by European invasions, and explores my deep connection to Africa. Amidst post-European challenges, Africa's spiritual values resonate within me. The narrative delves into my enduring link with ancestors, capturing their historical struggles, spiritual awakenings, and cultural moments, often misunderstood as 'superstition' and 'mystical.' I navigate shared ignorance and failures, acknowledging my privilege.The story also highlights encounters with a magical godmother,weaving enchantment into my journey. This mystical presence adds a layer to the broader themes of ancestral heritage, cultural nuances, and dual belonging. As I explore my roots, the narrative unveils shared history, embracing both suffering and profound joy dismissed by some as superstitions. In this arras, I am one of the privileged few, intricately connected to Ayti and the spiritual essence of Africa."

Lanfè Nan Paradi se yon dram sosyal ki kapab li tankou yon woman. Se fòm literati sa a yo rele "Closet Play." Dram sa a pa yon fiksyon; li se pito yo reyalite sou sèn. Pou mwen te kapab jwenn dwa piblikasyon istwa sila a, mwen te oblije bay avoka yo (Vrè karaktè yo) mo m pou m pa t pibliye vrè non pwotagonis yo. Istwa Riko, alyas 'Rambo', se istwa politik rapatriman peyi Etazini ansanm avèk peyi Kanada, lè yo t ap voye lage yon bann ti delenkan anndan ti peyi nan Karayib la. Mete w alèz; chita kou Blèz; kage kò w; dodinen dodin ou; kouche sou do; lonje pye w; leve de pye w yo anlè, epi koumanse li.

Beyond many other great Ayitian traditions, telling nightly fairytales is among the most important ones. It is an ancestral heritage from Guinea (Heaven), from the depth of mother Africa. Ayiti, in the heart (middle) of the American continent, is Africa's first daughter. Hence, "Like mother like daughter," beyond Vodoun, Kreyòl, and land cultivation, telling stories is one of the most important parts of the Ayitian culture. I will use this occasion to pay tribute to all those who understood the need to reclaim what is most precious for our country. I am speaking of icons such as Christian Beaulieu, the first Ayitian, who, in 1939, saw the need for the Ayitian language (Kreyòl) to serve its speakers. Jacques Roumain, who in 1940, saved the Vodoun tradition from the witch hunt of the Catholic Church backed by the paranoiac government of Eli Lescot during the era labeled "The Rejete" (Rejection). I pay my greatest reverence to Alfred Métraux (a French intellectual) who was outraged by this exhibition of ignorance and urged Roumain to act. If it were not for Métraux, who knows what would have happened to the Ayitian people's most popular belief today? To Georges Sylvain, who, in 1901, wrote the first Ayitian folktale in the popular language, "Cric! Crac!1" I give honor to all those who followed the pioneer's positive steps in preserving our culture.

Se yon gran lonè, lè mwen te tande, edikatè, ann Ayiti, sèvi avèk Malfini-Byenfini nan klas filozofi pou mennen deba akademik avèk elèv yo. Se te entansyon an sa. Se ankò yon pi gran lonè lè mwen tande kèk akademisyen klase Malfini-Byenfini nan menm ran avèk de premye klasik Kreyòl Ayisyen yo: Choukoun pa Charles Alexis Oswald Durand (1840-1906), epi "Tezen" pa Frank Fouchè (1950). Malfini-Byenfini senpman ap kontante li okipe yon plas enpòtan nan literati kreyòl Ayisyen an. Malfini-Byenfini sou twazyèm edisyon li. Se premye sati Kreyòl ki fèt pou li tankou yon woman. Si w pa li liv sa a tankou yon woman, ou kapab pa p janm rive konprann li.

Le saviez-vous ?L'histoire que vous allez lire, "Tezen," qui est l'histoire d'une petite fille et de son ami le poisson (Tezen), et l'histoire européenne, Cendrillon (une fille et sa pantoufle de verre), viennent toutes les deux d'une même source chinoise, Yeh-Shen. Yeh-Shen est l'une des contes de fées les plus populaires en Chine, et remonte à la dynastie Chou (1000-256 av. J.-C.), avant les dynasties Chi'in et Han. L'ère Chou s'appelait "L'âge classique de la Chine," d'où sont venus les poètes et les philosophes renommés, Lao-Tseu et Confucius. Peu de temps après sa visite en Chine, Frank Fouché (un intellectuel Ayisyen), avait décidé de partager Yeh-Shen avec les Européens. Ainsi, dans la première partie de la fable chinoise, Frank donna à la littérature ayitienne une pièce, plus éprouvée oralement, appelée "Tezen." Bob Lapierre ne fait que la conserver en Kreyòl, Français, et Anglais pour les générations à venir. Jouissez-en !

Si w pa konnen ki moun ou ye, nan liv sa a, ENDEPANDANS 1804-2004, mwen ofri w you dènye okazyon pou aprann kiyès vre w ye. Si Jodi a, ou pa gen mizo nan bouch ou, chenn nan kou ou, chenn nan ren ou, ak chenn nan pye w, di mèsi Papa Dessalines! Ou mèt tande sinema, videyo, elatriye, pa genyen tankou yon bon liv ki pou konsève, epi aprann ou pouki, nan jounen Jodi, w ap viv lib, epi san kè sote. Li anba a, osinon fè yon moun li l pou ou: On November 18th, 1803, François Capois (a.k.a Capois Lamort) was not a super-hero of fiction, for his fiercest enemy, General Rochambeau (one of the most infamous, most notoriously sadistic French war criminals in the history of African Slavery in the American continent), had to stop the fighting to present him with his own sword in recognition of his historically unrivaled prowess. - Emperor Jacques 1er (1804-1806), Jean-Jacques Dessalines the Great, was one other hero who may remain unparalleled in the history of our planet as a war General. That is who you are, offspring of real Heroes. Be proud! - Buy this book, save it, share it, cherish the content, and enjoy knowing the greatest part of your history as a human being.

Many good plays have been written by residents of Ayiti, but because of language barrier they remain unfamiliar to the world. Ebony: The Black Rose . . . was written in a much-diffused tongue, with the hope that it would prompt new awareness about theatre in my place of birth, and about the manipulation of the theatre for either domination or liberation.This piece is wholly dedicated to the memory of an unknown Ayitian philosopher, Antwàn Lan Gomye. It is also in dedication to a native of Jeremy (Antwàn's birth place), the former Mrinister of Communication, during the tenure of her Excellence, Ertha Pascal Trouillot, in Ayiti, Mr. Alfred Mentor, who helped me get the story straight. To Ayiti and all Ayitians.

Bob Lapierre ekri anpil liv. Sepandan, estil li rete yon defi entelektyèl (panse ak rezonman) pou lektè li yo, espesyalman pou elèv retorik ak filozofi ki ap fè eksperyans nouvo nan lang manman yo, Kreyòl. Bob ekri Closet Play, ki se yon estil eskrip pou jwe teyat oswa fè sinema, anmenm tan tou ki fèt pou li tankou yon woman. Anekdòt ak Malfini-Byenfini se de liv ki defye lojik elèv ki ap aprann fè analiz lojik, paske itwa yo sijere reyalite (Teyori filozofik), imajinasyon (yon vizyon ki iyore reyalite), ak fiksyon (envansyon). Vrè siyifikasyon Anekdòt se Istwa Sekrè oswa memwa ki pa t janm pibliye. Se, an reyalite, yon koleksyon ti ensidan kout nan vi prive yon aktè. Kidonk, yon liv tankou Anekdòt defye entelijans yon etidyan ki ap vanse nan mond entelektyèl la nan pwòp lang li ak kilti li. Anekdòt envite elèv yo fè rechèch, paske li ofri yo de chwa, swa aksepte eksperyans yo pou verite oswa pran yo pou fiksyon.

Apre mwen te fin rakonte nou yon lis kont lakay, "Bouki ak Malis" ou "Jan Sòt ak Jan Lespri." Apre mwen te fin byen eksplike nou rezon ki lakòz mwen prese ranmase trezò literè nou yo tankou Choukoun, Antwàn Lan Gomye, Tezen, elatriye, mwen ta renmen rakonte nou yon lòt ti istwa mwen te viv lè m te jenn tibway ap jwe nan raje, nan chan kann, bannann, mayi ak pitimi, nan ravin, sou lakolin, anba pye mòn, sou tèt mòn, sou lateras, sou pye bwa, anba pye bwa, nan gwòt, bò larivyè, sou laplaj, avèk "ti" zanmi m yo, myèl, gèp, cheni, zandolit, mabouya, ti yaya (grenouy), kribich, chadron, lasigal, papiyon, pyelou, poudbwa, vètè, foumi, krikèt, elatriye. Sa a, se istwa Ti Feliks gèp nan bwa.

Senekè se yon dram sosyal ki kapab li tankou yon woman. Se fòm literati sa a yo rele "Closet Play." Istwa Senekè sa a, se yon dram ki reyèl. Se istwa yon jenn pwofesè Lise nan Tigwàv, ki te patisipe nan yon eleksyon malatyong nan ane 1983, e tou ki viv pou li rakonte nou eksperyans iwonik e dramatik li. Nan liv sa a, dramatij la, Bob Lapierre, rakonte dram nan jan li te dewoule dapre Senekè li-menm, ki se, Pwofesè Willy Jean-François. Otè a rele sa yon avanti-mirak, paske sou gouvènman kraze zo Jean-Claude-Michèle Benette Duvalier a, aksyonè tankou Roger Lafontan, elatriye, pa t konn bay chans. Si yon ti pwofesè lekòl pa t viktim anba men Bizango sa a yo, se pa t sèlman yon dram sa, se te yon mirak! Istwa Willy Jean-François, alyas 'Senekè', se istwa yon tradisyon politik etènèl: konplo-trayizon, ki mennen peyi Ayiti nan tinèl fè nwa li ye nan jounen jodi. Se istwa rayisman, prejije, mepri, malpalan, move anbisyon, sekwa, diskriminasyon, opresyon, represyon ak divizyon pwofon ki nan kè chak gwoup moun, chak klas moun, chak endividi ki fòme sosyete a. Se itwa fason Ayisyen yo trete youn lòt, mepri pwofon pou peyi yo, ak mank respè pou tèt pa yo: san karaktè pwòp. Senekè se yon modèl istwa ki montre kòz espesifik degradasyon yon paradi. Tout pèp sou planèt la pase epidemi iyorans sa yo nan mitan sitwayen yo. Sepandan, pou otorite yo kapab fè sa sispann, yo etabli "Inyon, Lwa avèk Lòd." Nan nivo rezonnman sivilize sa yo, Ayisyen an fè bak. Mete w alèz; chita kou Blèz; kage kò w; dodinen dodin ou; kouche sou do; lonje pye w; mete yo anlè, koumanse li.

Apre visit li nan Cathay, Lachin, Fouché te decide l "pataje" Yeh-Shen avèk Ewopeyen yo. Se konsa, soti nan premye pòsyon fab Chinwa a, Frank te bay literati Ayisyèn lan yon istwa klasik ki rele "Tezen," ki se istwa yon ti fi ak zanmi li yon pwason (Tezen). Istwa sa a, anpasan, te entegre avèk siksè nan koleksyon kont popilè nou yo. Anplis de sa, Tezen, tankou Sandriyon, ti fi ak pantouf kristal la, ki an menmtan tou te dezyem pòsyon nan istwa Yeh-Shen lan, te vin istwa klasik pou nou fè timoun dòmi. Dokte André Lapierre Pardo (a.k.a. Bob Lapierre) pa t ap janm kite yon trezo konsa ki soti nan koleksyon klasik teyat Ayisyen disparet.

Dr. Andre Lapierre Pardo, a.k.a. Bob Lapierre, is a well known thespian and author. Among his many publications, TEZEN is his newly proposed classic bedtime story, parroting the Cinderella tradition of which children worldwide once found solace.Scores of readers were yet unfamiliar with Frank Fouche's Tezen, a girl and her fish friend, but knew plenty about the well publicized story of Cinderella, a girl and her glass slipper. Whereas, now they are being told that both stories came from a single source, Yeh Shen, the famous Chinese story. Read on, in comfort, and discover that other lost part of the Chinese's beautiful fable, which Fouche wisely called Tezen. Bob Lapierre is an author, a former columnist and coeditor of Ayiti Ekran and the Haitian Universiterian Association, academic journal, New York;1984. He is a contributor to iMPACT GLOBAL, the new millennium magazine by Dr. Pierreline Mwanza. He founded and directed, The Bob Lapierre Theatre Company Inc.

Poco después de visitar Cathay, China, Frank Fouché decidió "compartir" Yeh-Shen con los Europeos. Así que, de la primera parte de la fábula china, Frank le dio a la literatura ayitiana un cuento clásico llamado "Tezen", que es la historia de una niña y su amigo el pez (Tezen). Esta historia, por cierto, se ha integrado con éxito en nuestra colección de cuentos populares. Por otro lado, Tezen, al igual que Cenicienta, la chica con la zapatilla de cristal, también la segunda parte de la historia de Yeh-Shen, se convirtió en la clásica historia de nuestros hijos antes de acostarse. El Dr. André Lapierre Pardo (también conocedor de Bob Lapierre) no dejaría que un tesoro así desapareciera de nuestra colección clásica ayitiana para el teatro.

Liv sa a dedye a tout atis Ayisyen ki, malgre tout move sikonstans ki afekte lavi pa yo, lavi nan peyi yo, kontinye ap goumen pou yo kenbe kilti Ayisyen an vivan. Pi espesyalman, liv sa a se yon omaj a twa gran atis Ayisyen ki kite nou nan batay la, malgre sosyete Ayisyen an pa janm te di yo mèsi. Youn te yon aktè total-kapital, lòt la la te yon jeni nan domèn mizikal, epi twazèm nan te yon dramatij-direktè. M ap pale de Jocelyne Charles, Yvon Louissaint avèk, Wills Paul. Yo di, "si w pa vle Ayisyen konnen yon koze, ekri li nan liv." Se yon fason pou yo demontre jan nou se yon sosyete ki pa renmen li. Men yon liv pou nou li; Aksyon se yon defi!

Apre mwen te fin rakonte nou yon lis kont lakay, "Bouki ak Malis" ou "Jan Sòt ak Jan Lespri." Apre mwen te fin byen eksplike nou rezon ki lakòz mwen prese ranmase trezò literè nou yo tankou Choukoun, Antwàn Lan Gomye, Tezen, elatriye, mwen ta renmen rakonte nou yon lòt ti istwa mwen te viv lè m te jenn tibway ap jwe nan raje, nan chan kann, bannann, mayi ak pitimi, nan ravin, sou lakolin, anba pye mòn, sou tèt mòn, sou lateras, sou pye bwa, anba pye bwa, nan gwòt, bò larivyè, sou laplaj, avèk "ti" zanmi m yo, myèl, gèp, cheni, zandolit, mabouya, ti yaya (grenouy), kribich, chadron, lasigal, papiyon, pyelou, poudbwa, vètè, foumi, krikèt, elatriye. Sa a, se istwa Ti Feliks gèp nan bwa.

Anekdòt soti nan lang Grèk (ἀνέκδοτον ki pa pibliye, literalman istwa ki pa rakonte) Dapre ekriven avan m yo, anekdòt soti nan yon nòt biyografik Jistinyen ki te ekri yon liv li te rele (Anekdota, Istwa Sekrè oswa Memwa ki pa t janm pibliye.), se te yon koleksyon ti ensidan kout nan vi prive sosyete Bizantin nan. Kidonk, pou mwen mete nou alèz, tout sa mwen ekri pou nou li nan anekdòt pa mwen an, nou kapab fè chwa pèsonèl nou, swa aksepte yo pou verite ou pran yo pou fiksyon, men si nou fè mwen ase konfyans kòm yon edikatè, yon entelektyèl onèt genyen anpil verite nou kapab tire nan anekdòt pa mwen yo.

Anekdòt avèk Malfini-Byenfini se de liv Bob Lapierre ekri ki pou li te sipòte mouvman Kreyòl Ayisyen an nan epòk tout klas nèg ak nègès nan peyi Ayiti t ap bat chalbari dèyè pwòp lang manman yo. De liv sa yo defye lojik elèv ki ap aprann fè analiz lojik, paske itwa yo sijere reyalite (Teyori filozofik), imajinasyon (yon vizyon ki iyore reyalite), ak fiksyon (envansyon). Vrè siyifikasyon Anekdòt se Istwa Sekrè oswa memwa ki pa t janm pibliye.

Li pa t janm te yon sekrè pou pèsonn, ni pou ankenn Ayisyen, mete lang pèp ayisyen an, Kreyòl, chita bò tab la, se te yon GWO batay ! Goumen sa a pa t fasil akòz de politik, prejije, diskrminasyon, iyorans, tèt chaje, epi anpil lòt bagay lèd ki te bloke avansman li. Pi gwo pwoblèm nan te alyenasyon pwofon sosyete a, nan yon anviwonnman, nan yon dimansyon ostil ki te rann menm moun ki pale lang lan avèg. Antouka, jodi a, nou rive. E san kache lonbrit, san fanatik, epi avèk diplomasi fò nou gen kouraj remèsye Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Se li-menm ki te pote lang manman li anndan Nasyonzini, epi tou devan lemonn. Kidonk, jodi a Kreyòl 35èm lang nan Nasyonzini. Nou pa p ajoute plis, paske liv la di tou. Sepandan, n ap di tout pyonye yo mèsi, an patikilye Christian Beaulieu avèk Doktè Yves Déjean. Inisyasyon Nan Kilti Ak Lang Kreyòl Ayiti: Pyonye Yo Bob Lapierre

The playwright and director, Bob Lapierre, chose to dub this story "Reclaiming Choukoun" rather than Choukoun because he has taken back what belongs to the Ayitian culture, Choukoun. " Choucoune, " by bard Charles Alexis Oswald Durand, is priceless for the Ayitian civilization, for this once ode, turned lyrical, is indeed the symbol of a transitional period in the peoples' literature. Choukoun assumes the first piece of evidence ever recorded in Ayiti's Kreyòl literature by the native speakers. For the past 500 or more years, Ayiti has been part of the World's History. As a member of the society of nations, Ayitians have made numerous worthy but rarely publicized contributions. However, we remain subjects of discrimination by North Americans' policies, the US - though our forebears fought to help them become free from British tyranny. In the name of our forefathers, we are resilient by nature. It is a pending controversy that is not hard to clean up. Although Choukoun is celebrated throughout the world: Caribbean islands, South America, a portion of North America (the US and Canada), and Europe, Choukoun's reputation has been overshadowed throughout the English-speaking countries, for their citizens have been spoiled with Mr. Harry Belafonte's "Yellow Bird," in other words, "Choukoun!" In Reclaiming Choukoun, Bob Lapierre has reclaimed an entire memoir, the Ayitian classic epic, Choukoun!

Li pa t janm yon sekrè pou pèsonn, mete lang tout Ayisyen pale a, Kreyòl, lang nasyon an, chita bò tab la. Se te toujou youn nan pi GWO batay nan vi sosyal, kiltirèl, e politik peyi a!Se te tèlman yon gwo goumen, anpil konpatriyòt inosan te tonbe, e se te san nesesite. Batay la te fèt nan tout klas yo: anwo kou anba.Sa ki te pi dwòl nan sa, batay la t ap fèt se te pou ede ak fasilite klas defavorize yo. Sepandan, nan yon tan, se te yomenm ki te pote banyè opozisyon an.Anpil nan yo te konn di: Ou vle pitit nou pale Kreyòl, pandanstan, piti pa w yo ap toujou pale bon Franse ak jwenn bon travay.Yo pa t di manti -- Tout Prezidan, edikatè, pwofesyonèl, palemantè, doktè, fonksyonè nan peyi a se Franse yo te pale, anpil nan yo, jiskaprezan pale l malman, men! - Se yon alyenasyon ki te pran rasin depi nan lesklavaj.Atitid refraktè mas yo te pèmèt klas anlè yo bat bravo. - Men pòvdyab yo, yo pa t konprann ; se pa te fòt yo. Se te fòt gouvènman yo ki pa te janm vrèman gen matirite entelektyèl pou yo te konprann, yon lang se yon zam pou tout aksyon. Tankou mwen pa p janm sispann di, Lang pa lanmè, men li kapab neye w. Antouka, apre tout goumen, jodi a, nou vanse rive! E san patipri, fòk nou jwenn kouraj remèsye Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Se limenm, antan Prezidan nasyon an, ki te pote lang manman li anndan Nasyonzini, epi tou devan lemonn. Kidonk, jodi a Kreyòl 35èm lang nan Nasyonzini. Nou pa p ajoute diplis, paske tout sa ki merite di anndan liv la. Sepandan, n ap di tout pyonye yo mèsi, an patikilye Christian Beaulieu avèk Doktè Yves Déjean. Inisyasyon Nan Kilti Ak Lang Kreyòl Ayiti: Pyonye Yo -- Bob Lapierre