Martinique - in Literature

In Literature

  • Martinique is the main setting of Patrick Chamoiseau's novel Solibo Magnificent.
  • Martinique is referenced frequently in Jean Rhys' novel Wide Sargasso Sea as the previous home of the protagonist's mother and caretaker.
  • Aimé Césaire's seminal poem, "Notebook on Return to My Native Land," envisions the poet's imagined journey back to his homeland Martinique to find it in a state of colossal poverty and psychological inferiority due to the French colonial presence.
  • Martinique Island by Rex Bestle. A fictional story based on the volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée, when it erupted on May 8, 1902 killing over 30,000 people.
  • It is used as the name of a popular gym chain in Mexico City, Mexico.

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