La Reine Soleil Levée

Simone Grossman

La Reine Soleil Levée

Simone Grossman

The Department of French Culture | Département de français

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Abstract

Gérard Étienne’s novel La Reine Soleil Levée [The Queen Sun Rises] (1987) takes place in Haiti of the 1960s under the Duvalier régime. Étienne himself had been a victim of the dictatorship, having been tortured and imprisoned by the Tontons Macoutes before being exiled. Like Le Nègre crucifié [Crucified in Haiti] (1974), an autobiographical novel depicting the tortures endured by a prisoner who is the author’s double, the novel La Reine Soleil Levée represents an indictment against injustice and cruelty. The voice of this suffering country is heard through the drama of a poor family.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	The Literary Encyclopedia
Subtitle of host publication	Exploring literature; history and culture
Publisher	The Literary Dictionary Company Limited.
State	Published - 2017

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The Literary Encyclopedia
International Standard Serial Number: ISSN 1747-678X

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