Jean Price-Mars was a Haitian novelist born on October 15, 1876. He was a prominent figure in Haitian literature and is known for his works such as Ainsi parla l'oncle and So Spoke the Uncle. He was also a diplomat, historian, and anthropologist. His net worth, biography, age, height, family, and career updates are available online.
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Jean Price-Mars, a renowned novelist hailing from Haiti, is projected to possess a net worth ranging between $100K to $1M by the year 2024. Known for his exceptional contributions to literature, Price-Mars has carved a significant niche for himself in the literary world. His captivating storytelling and deep understanding of the Haitian culture have garnered him immense popularity and recognition. With his net worth expected to grow steadily, Price-Mars continues to be an influential figure, inspiring aspiring writers and captivating readers worldwide with his remarkable literary works.
Notable for his political and literary work, Price-Mars served in the Haitian Senate and penned La Republique d'Haiti et la Republique Dominicaine (1953); Ainsi Parla l'Oncle (1928); and other books championing the late 19th and early 20th-century Negritude movement.
Early in his political career, he represented his naive Haiti in both Washington, D.C. and Paris. While continuing his political and literary work, he studied medicine and worked as a teacher.
In the last decade of his life, he served as Haiti's ambassador to both France and the United Nations.
He was born and raised in Grande Riviere du Nord, Haiti.
One of his contributions to Negritude philosophy was the concept of "collective Bovarism" (named for Emma Bovary, the heroine of Gustave Flaubert's classic novel Madame Bovary) as a descriptor for the Haitian elite who divorced themselves from their African ancestry and cultural history and identified only with their European heritage.
