Ina Césaire

Ina Césaire
illustration by Claire Gaudriot
Born(1942-10-13)13 October 1942
Died24 June 2025(2025-06-24) (aged 82)
Martinique
OccupationsEthnographer, writer, playwright, dramaturgist
Parent(s)Aimé Césaire
Suzanne Césaire

Ina Césaire (French: [ina sezɛʁ]; 13 October 1942 – 24 June 2025) was a French playwright and ethnographer. In her 1981 article "Littérature orale et contes", "she discusses how Caribbean story tales are true 'révélateur' of that [Caribbean] spirit and affirms that the role of Caribbean folktale is to represent the culture."