Stella, the first Haitian novel, combines descriptions of moving
scenes with factual accounts of the 13 years of the Haitian
revolution (1791-1804). Stella is an epic saga and chapter headings
refer to major events in Haiti's history and the major historical
figures are present - Toussaint. Petion, Christophe, Sonthonax,
Leclerc - among many others. The allegorical figures are mainly
episodic and are meant to hold the plot together. It is also an
important document of Caribbean history and fictionalised history.
Written while the author was exiled to St. Thomas, due to his
alleged participation in an attempt to assassinate the black
emperor Faustin I (Soulouque), the work can be read as the first
foundational novel of Haiti. It is a mythical retelling of the
establishment of the Haitian nation. This narrative presents not
only the birth, through revolution, of Haiti as an independent
nation but also the strife between political factions in Bergeaud's
contemporary Haiti, including that between blacks and mulattoes in
the struggle to control Haiti. Stella vividly introduces readers to
the tale of revolt and revolution that eventually led to the
creation of a free black nation.
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