Jacques Roumain

Jacques Roumain
Born	(1907-06-04)June 4, 1907 Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Died	(1944-08-18)August 18, 1944
Occupation	Writer, politician, Poet, Socialist, anthropologist, Ethnologist
Notable works	Gouverneurs de la Rosée (Masters of the Dew)

Jacques Roumain (French pronunciation: [ʒak ʁumɛ̃]; June 4, 1907 – August 18, 1944) was a Haitian writer, politician, and advocate of Marxism. He is considered one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. Poet Langston Hughes, an African-American, translated some of Roumain's works, including Gouverneurs de la Rosée (Masters of the Dew). It was also adapted to film.