Join us for conversations about The Infamous Rosalie, a novel set in colonial Saint-Domingue written by Évelyn Trouillot, one of Haiti’s great contemporary writers. In our meetings, we’ll explore the themes of slavery, resistance, and motherhood taken up in the novel, talk about the historical events and contexts depicted in it, and think through the style and structure of the work as an example of Caribbean literature. Together, we’ll gain a better sense of the worlds that shaped the music that will be performed in Opera Lafayette’s presentation of Concert Spirituel aux Caraïbes coming to DC and NY June 2022 (Get tickets).

Each week, we’ll read two chapters of the novel. This session will be on chapters 3 & 4.