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Texaco

Patrick Chamoiseau
Themes:
Slavery
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Region

Caribbean

Martinique

Era

Contemporary

Language

French

Genre

Fiction

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Narrated by the elderly Marie-Sophie Laborieux, the novel spans the history of Martinique from slavery through the shantytown of Texaco on the outskirts of Fort-de-France. A polyphonic explosion of Creole language.

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Prix Goncourt 1992; a landmark of Créolité literature and one of the most innovative Caribbean novels

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Narrated by the elderly Marie-Sophie Laborieux, the novel spans the history of Martinique from slavery through the shantytown of Texaco on the outskirts of Fort-de-France. A polyphonic explosion of Creole language. Prix Goncourt 1992; a landmark of Créolité literature and one of the most innovative Caribbean novels

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