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Film, Video The Life and Bookstore of Jan Mapou

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Title

  • The Life and Bookstore of Jan Mapou

Summary

  • Poet, storyteller and dramatist Jan Mapou came to the Library of Congress to record an oral history of his life and times. In this program a master storyteller recounts his life and, in so doing, provides insight into the rich oral traditions that are an important part of Haitian culture. Stories told in Haiti are often recounted under the mapou tree, the tree that does not fall. In the case of Mr. Mapou the storyteller is also a bibliophile who has poured his deep knowledge of and commitment to Haiti into the creation of the widely acclaimed bookstore Libreri Mapou, a cultural anchor of first importance in Little Haiti, Miami, Fla.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Hispanic Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2011-06-20.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Literature
  • -  Poetry
  • -  Culture, Folklife

Notes

  • -  Classification: Fine Arts.
  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Classification: Language and Literature.
  • -  Classification: Social Sciences.
  • -  Jan Mapou.
  • -  Recorded on 2011-06-20.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021688699

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Hispanic Division. The Life and Bookstore of Jan Mapou. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-20, 2011. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688699/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Hispanic Division, S. B. (2011) The Life and Bookstore of Jan Mapou. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-20. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021688699/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Hispanic Division. The Life and Bookstore of Jan Mapou. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -06-20, 2011. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021688699/>.