<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - UPhilippe waya esikoleni esiphakeme ePort-au-Prince futhi waqeda imfundo yakhe eParis lapho afunda khona umthetho. Ngesikhathi elapho, wahlangana noValéry Larbaud, owahlela ukuba ezinye zezinkondlo zakhe zishicilelwe ku- La revue européenne, iphephabhuku lezincwadi lanyanga zonke elalikhishwa kusukela ngo-1923 kuya ku-1931. Emuva eHaiti, waqala umsebenzi wakhe njengonobhala-jikelele eMnyangweni Wezemisebenzi Yomphakathi. Njengabafundi abaningi baseHaiti, wayephikisana nokuhlala kweMelika eHaiti  <response>: , eyasungulwa ngo-1915. 