Dany Laferrière, Haitian and Quebec writer

Biography Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in Petit-Goâve, Dany Laferrière worked as a journalist in Haiti before moving to Canada in 1976. He also worked as a journalist in Canada, and hosted television programming for the TQS network. Laferrière published his first novel, Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer ( How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired ) in 1985. The novel was later adapted into a screenplay by Laferrière and Richard Sadler, earning a Genie Award nomination for best adapted screenplay at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990. The film adaptation of the novel starred Isaach De Bankolé and was directed by Jacques W. Benoit. Laferrière writes exclusively in French, although some of his works have been published in English translation by David Homel. The film Heading South ( Vers Le Sud , 2005) was adapted from three of his short stories.