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The Stone that the Builder Refused: A Novel of Haiti | Madison Smartt Bell

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The Stone that the Builder Refused is the final volume of Madison Smartt Bell’s masterful trilogy about the Haitian Revolution–the first successful slave revolution in history–which begins with All Souls' Rising (a finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award) and continues with Master of the Crossroads. Each of these three novels can be read independently of the two others; of the trilogy, The Baltimore Sun has said, “[It] will make an indelible mark on literary history–one worthy of occupying the same shelf as Tolstoy’s War and Peace.”

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The Stone that the Builder Refused: A Novel of Haiti | Madison Smartt Bell

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Historical novel at its best. It's the last part of a trilogy about the Haitian uprising from slavery (All souls' rising) revolution (Master of the crossroad) and French repression from 1791 to 1802. Bell has a knack to create moods, colors, smells even, and situations. Amazing blending of fictional and historical characters. Possible to read each part separately, but at a price of losing some subtleties intertwined in the narration. Great read!

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