Set in the late 18th century Haiti, Dance on the volcano follows the extraordinary career of Minette, a singer whose prodigious voice enables her to cross racial barriers. Her talent brings her an opportunity to perform at the Theater of Port-au-Prince, an honor previously reserved for Whites. Once the curtain falls, however, she finds herself back to life as normal. Torn between her passion for the stage, her horror at the racial discrimination she faces, and her love for a free black man who treats his slaves as cruelly as white landholders Minette’s tumult mirrors the volatile condition of the colony.

Author: Marie Vieux-Chauvet

ISBN: 9780914671572

Dimensions: 191 x 153 (mm)