Emmelie Prophète and Jessica Rankin Discuss Cécé at the Flatbush Library

Join the Flatbush Brooklyn Public Library for a discussion with Emmelie Prohète and Jessica Rankin on Prophète’s new book Cécé. Food and refreshments will be provided by BunNan BK. Please RSVP in advance—registration is required. RSVP here.

Emmelie Prophète, born in 1971 in Port-au-Prince, is a poet, novelist, diplomat, and activist. She is the author of two poetry collections and six novels, the first of which won the Grand Prix littéraire de l’Association des écrivains de langue française. Cécé, published in French as Les Villages de Dieu, was awarded the Prix Fetkann Maryse Condé Prize in 2021. Prophète, a former director of the National Library of Haiti, lives in Port-au-Prince.

Jessica Rankin was born in 1971 in Sydney, Australia. She lives and works in New York. Notable exhibitions include White Cube Hong Kong, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle, Belgium, and MoMA PS1, New York.