Publication

"Journal" by Adeline Chancy: a work of testimonials from the Duvalier dictatorship

Launched on Saturday, October 10th, at the La Pléiade bookstore in Pétion-Ville, the book Journal by Adeline Magloire Chancy gives voice to a generation marked by dictatorship and exile.

Par Elien Pierre
13 Oct 2026 — Lecture : 3 min.
"Journal" by Adeline Chancy: a work of testimonials from the Duvalier dictatorship

Adeline Magloire Chancy
Photo : Josué Azor

At 95 years old, Adeline Magloire Chancy has lost none of her desire to speak. Her Journal, presented last Saturday at the Complexe Promenade, is one of those books that do not just recount a life, but grab a country by the sleeve to remind it where it comes from. Dictatorship of the Duvaliers, exile, commitments: three words that the author has chosen to put to paper.

Writing to break the imposed silence

It all began in 2006, tells filmmaker Rachèle Magloire, niece of the author. According to the filmmake

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