1955: Jacques Stéphen Alexis published his first major novel, Compère général Soleil, which explored the lives of peasants and the 1937 massacre.

1955: Jacques Stéphen Alexis published his first major novel, Compère général Soleil, which explored the lives of peasants and the 1937 massacre. The book used “marvelous realism” to contrast authentic rural traditions with the foreign-dominated culture of the cities.