A review by stacialithub
The Infamous Rosalie by Évelyne Trouillot

5.0

My heart is with Haiti today as they deal with yet another devastating earthquake. And even more so because last night I started & today I finished a short novel from Haiti for Women in Translation Month.

I found this excellent article that discusses the importance of a work like this.

... "Trouillot highlights how women’s experiences under slavery varied from men’s; she also brings to life current historiographical debates. Poetically written and intensely readable, The Infamous Rosalie is a model historical novel; it fills gaps in the archives by layering creative speculations onto historical data. And Lisette herself is an ideal companion through the plantation, so fully fleshed out that it is easy to imagine her as real." ...

Absolutely so well done. A hard & stunning book.