Following the widely acclaimed All Souls' Rising and Master of the
Crossroads, Madison Smartt Bell gives us the climactic final
chapter in the life of Toussaint Louverture, the legendary leader
of the only successful slave revolution in history.
In 1791, what would become known as the Haitian Revolution began as
a rebellion of African slaves against their white masters in the
French colony of Saint Domingue. By 1793 Toussaint had emerged as
the leader of the revolt, proving himself to be as adept at
politics as he was on the battlefield. By 1801 he had succeeded in
stabilizing the war-ravaged territory and invited exiled white
planters, whose expertise was needed, to return and reclaim their
properties. The foundation of a society based on liberty, genuine
equality, and brotherhood among whites, blacks, and mulattos seemed
in place. But the proclamation of a new constitution that abolished
slavery and appointed Toussaint governor for life incited Napoleon
to dispatch troops in order to reestablish control over the island.
The Stone That the Builder Refused spans the final phase of
Toussaint's career and paints an astonish-ingly detailed and
riveting portrait of a new society breaking forth from the
chrysalis of a revolution, of the vision that impelled Toussaint to
create a society based on principle and idealism, and of the
dreadful compromises he was forced to make in order to
preserve it.
A masterly weave of the factual and the imagined, this grand
culmination of Bell's landmark Toussaint Louverture trilogy stands
alone as a towering achievement of historical fiction.
General
| Imprint: |
Vintage Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
The Haiti Trilogy |
| Release date: |
February 2006 |
| First published: |
February 2006 |
| Authors: |
Madison Smartt Bell
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 136 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
768 |
| Edition: |
1st Vintage Books ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4000-7618-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-4000-7618-8 |
| Barcode: |
9781400076185 |
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