was critical of the French administration of its Overseas departments and regions, viewing it as a continuation of colonial rule, and advocating for independence. Some of his positions, including his opposition to Négritude have been controversial among his peers. Bibliography Fondal-Natal, essay (1976) Fondas-Kréyol, essay (1982) Eloge de la créolité, essay (1989) (with Patrick Chamoiseau and Raphaël Confiant) Grammaire Créole (2000) La Graphie créole (2001) La Gable créole (2001) Le Bailleur d'étincelle, novel (2002) Précis de syntaxe créole (2003) Le partage des ancêtres, novel (2004) Sur les chemins de l'histoire antillaise. Mélanges offerts à Lucien Abenon (with Serge Mam-lam-Fouck, 2006) La Malgeste des mornes, novel (2006) Litanie pour le nègre fondamental, novel (2008) Obidjoul (2013) La France, pays de race blanche (2016) La dérive identitariste, essay (2016) External links Le Bloc-notes de Jean Bernabé Potomitan: Jean Bernabé References 1942 births 2017 deaths People from Le Lorrain Martiniquais writers Linguists from France 20th-century linguists 20th-century French male writers 20th-century essayists 21st-century linguists 21st-century French novelists 21st-century essayists 21st-century French male writers French male non-fiction writers Créolité