A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

Ranaivo, Flavien

Biography

Madagascar

Birth date: 1914-05-14

Birth location: Arivonimamo, Madagascar

Death date: 1999-12-20

Flavien Ranaivo was a Madagascar poet and politician, known for being influenced by Malagasy songs and ballads, specificallly the hain-teny form. Ranaivo worked at the Ministry of Educationan following working as a journalist for seven years. Similarly to Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Ranaivo adapted traditional Malagasy poetry into French. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Flavien-Ranaivo

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