Travail de deuil et de mémoire avec le « roman-catharsis » Le Massacre de Jérémie. Opération vengeance (2015)
Mourning and Remembering with the « Carthartic Novel » Le Massacre de Jérémie. Opération vengeance (2015)

Summary/Abstract: This article examines Le Massacre de Jérémie. Opération vengeance (2015) by Haitian-Quebec authors Gary Klang and Anthony Phelps, hypothesizing that the novel functions as a literary tool for cultural mourning and transgenerational memory. Originally published 30 years earlier as Haïti! Haïti! (1985), this crime novel revisits the 1964 massacre in Jérémie, using fiction to process trauma and confront historical violence. The study first contextualizes the political and historical backdrop of the Duvalier regime, then analyzes the narrative strategies used to depict this traumatic event in the island’s history. It concludes by highlighting the authors’ dual role as mediators between Haiti and Quebec, and between generations, arguing that the novel fosters collective remembrance and intercultural dialogue in the absence of institutional justice.

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