In 1789 the West Indian colony of San Domingo supplied two-thirds of the overseas trade of France. The entire structure of what was arguably the most profitable colony in the world rested on the labour of half a million slaves.
Presents a selection of author's writings that demonstrates the astonishing power and imagination with which he probed the darkest corners of the human mind. This title follows a man's terrifying descent into madness after the loss of a lover.
A story of idealism and ambition, wars and destruction, survival and memories, set against the haunting backdrop of the northern landscape. Blending travelogue, reportage, memoir, and literary essay, this book explores the life of the far North in the 20th Century.