Henri Christophe: A Chronicle in Seven Scenes
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Henri Christophe: A Chronicle in Seven Scenes
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Henri Christophe: A Chronicle in Seven Scenes (1949) is the first play by Derek Walcott, written when he was 19 years old. It is about the self-declared King Henri Christophe of Haiti, a former slave who became a general under Toussaint Louverture in the Haitian Revolution. Later, he ruled the northern part of the nation from 1807 to 1820, first as president and from 1811 as king. At the time the South was governed by the president Alexandre Pétion, a gens de couleur. The play was first produced
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1949 play by Derek Walcott
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2023-03-19T06:45:22Z
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