Toussaint Louverture : the story of the only successful slave revolt in history
Watts, Nic2023
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This is the impassioned and beautifully drawn story of the Haitian Revolution and its incredible leader: Toussaint Louverture. The text of this graphic novel is a play by C. L. R. James that opened in London in 1936 with Paul Robeson in the title role. For the first time, Black actors appeared on the British stage in a work by a Black playwright. The script had been lost for almost 70 years when a draft copy was discovered among James's archives. Now this extraordinary drama has been reimagined by artists Nic Watts and Sakina Karimjee.
Main title:
Toussaint Louverture : the story of the only successful slave revolt in history / from the play written by C.L.R. James ; adapted and illustrated by Nic Watts & Sakina Karimjee.
Author:
Watts, Nic, author, artistKarimjee, Sakina, author, illustratorJames, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989
Imprint:
London : Verso, 2023.
Collation:
272 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781788737906 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
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Subject:
Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- FictionRevolutionaries -- Haiti -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- FictionSlave rebellions -- Haiti -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- FictionHaiti -- History -- Revolution, 1791-1804 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- FictionHistorical fictionGraphic novelsGeneral FictionGraphic novels
BRN:
2656417