In Praise of Literature: Marc Exavier Honored at MJSA

The MJSA hosted a conference-debate on Thursday in tribute to Marc Exavier, featuring Yanick Lahens, his former professor, and Christophe Philippe Charles, his first publisher.

Par Joubert Joseph
11 Nov 2026 — Lecture : 2 min.
In Praise of Literature: Marc Exavier Honored at MJSA

De la gauche vers la droite : Wilbert Fortuné, Christophe Charles et Yanick Lahens.
Photo : Joubert Joseph

Tens of schoolchildren, students, and young professionals attended, at the corner of Duncombe and Lamartinière streets, on Thursday, November 5, in the afternoon, a conference held under the theme: "Cross Perspectives: Jacques Stephen Alexis and Marc Exavier, the Aesthetics of Transmission and the Duty of Memory." Moderated by Wilbert Fortuné, the conference particularly focused on the life and work of Marc Exavier, both a writer, a book passer, and a professor.

For Yanick Lahens, 2014 Femina Prize winner: "I saw in Marc a brilliant mi

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