Bongie, Chris

Bug-Jargal

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ISBN 13:: 9781551114460
author:: Bongie, Chris
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Broadview Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2004
Pages:: 344
Dimensions:: 140mm X 216mm
Genre:: Modern fiction
Condition:: New
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Bug-Jargal by Victor Hugo is a significant work of nineteenth-century colonial fiction that explores the Haitian Revolution through the story of an interracial friendship and rivalry. Set in 1791, during the early stages of a slave revolt that would eventually lead to the creation of Haiti in 1804, this novel offers a provocative account of the ties between a young Frenchman and one of the rebel leaders. A new English translation of Hugo's novel has been made available, with a critical introduction and a range of appendices that provide further insight into the author's work. These include Hugo's never-before-translated 1820 short story "Bug-Jargal," contemporary reviews of the novel, documents pertaining to the young Hugo's poetics and politics, and selections from his source materials about the Haitian Revolution. This edition of Bug-Jargal offers a unique opportunity for readers to engage with one of the most important works of nineteenth-century colonial fiction.

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