"History and Storytelling in Rodney Saint-Eloi’s ‘Quand il fait triste Bertha Chante’"
Quand il fait triste Bertha chante by Rodney Saint-Eloi is a deeply personal account of his mother’s life and death, revealing not only her story, but also his own and that of his native Haiti. This article will explore the ways in which Saint-Eloi’s biography/autobiography/history contributes to...
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personal account of his mother’s life and death, revealing not only
her story, but also his own and that of his native Haiti. This article will explore the ways in which Saint-Eloi’s biography/autobiography/history contributes to his literary project of allowing silenced voices to speak and thereby helping to correct the omissions of colonial History. |
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| title | "History and Storytelling in Rodney Saint-Eloi’s ‘Quand il fait triste Bertha Chante’" |
| title_full | "History and Storytelling in Rodney Saint-Eloi’s ‘Quand il fait triste Bertha Chante’" |
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