Babouk: Voices of resistance
by Guy Endore
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Loosely based on the Haitian slave insurrection of 1791, Babouk is a biting account of colonialism at its peak. By using the imagination of the novelist to fill in the gaps in the historical record, Endore is able to show us how slavery felt to the slaves who experienced it. His novel is rare for its depiction of the shared history of the slaves and its attention to the variety of the slave experience. It provides the reader with a vivid history of Haiti and a compelling account of slavery show more and rebellion. show lessTags
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Voices of Resistance (745)
Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1934
- People/Characters
- Babouk
- Important places
- Haiti; Hispaniola
- Important events
- Haitian revolution
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Historical Fiction, Children's Books
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PS3509 .N374 .B3 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1900-1960
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- 29
- Popularity
- 956,793
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
- 1
