Esternome Laborieux is the deuteragonist of the novel Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau. His life is characterized by a series of ups and downs and attempts of mediating his want for stability with his feeling of obligation for change. He is the father of the narrator, Marie-Sophie Laborieux. Esternome’s life is recounted throughout the first half […]
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Alphabetical List of Articles
- Aimé Césaire
- Békés
- Biblical References
- Birds
- Building Materials
- Charles de Gaulle
- Creolization
- Esternome Laborieux
- Footnotes
- Fort-de-France
- French Overseas Departments
- Knowledge
- Le Code Noir (Black Code)
- Marie-Sophie Laborieux
- Maroons and Marronage
- Martinique
- Memory
- Mentoh
- Mount Pelée
- Ninon
- Noutéka
- Oiseau de Cham
- Patrick Chamoiseau
- Saint-Pierre
- Schœlcher Library
- Storytelling
- Sugarcane
- Texaco (Oil Company)
- Timeline of Events
- The Urban Planner
- Zombies