Gary Klang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gary Klang

Haitian writer

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1941

Place of Birth: Port-au-Prince, Ouest, Haiti

Profession: poet, playwright, school teacher

Nationality: Haiti

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Gary Klang (born December 28, 1941, in Port-au-Prince Haiti), is a Haitian-Canadian poet and novelist.
Since 2007, he is the president of the prestigious "Conseil des Écrivains francophones d'Amérique" (Council of America's francophone writers).
Klang's work is very rich.
It includes novels, poetry, short stories and essays.
On July 14, 2000, "l'Union Française à Montréal" (the French Union of Montreal) chose Gary as the promoter of the French national holiday marking the storming of the Bastille.
The same day, the same French Union participated in the launch of his collection of verses "La terre est vide comme une étoile".
Gary Klang is also a member of the "Association des Ecrivains Québécois (UNEQ)" (Association of Quebec's writers), a member of the "Association des Ecrivains de langue française" (Association of writers of French origin) and of the PEN Club of Montreal.
He was nominated for the Haitian grand Literary Prize of 2004, together with Edwidge Danticat, René Depestre, Frankétienne, Dany Laferrière, Josaphat-Robert Large and Leslie Manigat (Ex President of Haiti, the winner of the Prize).