The great Alexandre Dumas wrote a novel about the revolution called "Georges" which was recently unearthed after years of obscurity. Dumas was himself of African ancestry, so the fact that he takes the slaves' side is no surprise.
It's kind of icky to imagine someone during the 19th century taking the other side, you know? But that was certainly the world we lived in, and Dumas was brilliant.
It's heartbreaking to see it, especially now that I've learned a lot more about the island and nation. I feel much more strongly connected now to those guys I got to know than I was back then, in a weird way!
English itself is a Creole language as you've pointedo ut many times.
The great Alexandre Dumas wrote a novel about the revolution called "Georges" which was recently unearthed after years of obscurity. Dumas was himself of African ancestry, so the fact that he takes the slaves' side is no surprise.
It's kind of icky to imagine someone during the 19th century taking the other side, you know? But that was certainly the world we lived in, and Dumas was brilliant.
Oh yeah- Dumas was a total writing machine...
As of late, Haiti hasn't been doing that good. Port-Au-Prince is being terrorized by a gangster known as "Barbecue". Not appetizing.
It's heartbreaking to see it, especially now that I've learned a lot more about the island and nation. I feel much more strongly connected now to those guys I got to know than I was back then, in a weird way!
Sasa, boss-mayne.
Yes!
Fun fact: "Pidgin" is also how one might spell "Pidgeon" if one goes entirely by the way it sounds.
Alternatively, "pijjin"