Maurice Sixto
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Maurice Sixto (May 12th 1919 - 1984) was born in Gonaives, Haiti. The son of an engineer, Maurice Alfredo Sixto and Maria Bourand. He attended St. Louis de Gonzague for his secondary studies; upon graduation he attended l'Academie Militaire where he remained for only three months. He eventually studied at the Faculte de Droit from 1948-1945 while working for Radio HHBM(now MBC. Even though Sixto worked as a professor, a translator, tour guide, and ambassador, he will forever be remembered in Haitian culture for his tremendous contributions to oral literature. Sixto's ability to use rich, descriptive, and iconic Haitian creole create a narrative that displays the true face of Haitian culture.
Sixto prefaces every story with Regards sur choses et gens entendu(Regard on Things[seen] and People Heard)
Published Work:
Volume I Lea Kokoyé Madan Ròròl
Volume II Zabèlbòk Berachat Bòs Chaleran
Volume III Ti Sentaniz Madan Senvilus Lòk Tama Pè Tanmba
Volume IV Gwo Moso Ti Kam Tant Mezi Ronma lan ekspò Priyè devan katedral
Volume V J'ai vengé la race Dépestre Le corallin du Célibataire Les ambassadeurs à Kinshasa
Volume VI Madan Jul Ton chal L'homme citron Men yon lòt lang Pleyonas Téofil Le jeune agronome Général Ti Kòk La petite veste de galerie de Papa
Today, the Foyer Maurice Sixto, honors his work and social commentary found in Ti Sentanize, where Sixto derides his fellow bourgeosie countrymen for their abuse and forced labor of domestic children servants also referred to as Restavecs.
