 First edition | |
| Author | Guy Endore |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Political novel |
| Published | 1934 Vanguard Press |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 182 |
| Preceded by | The Werewolf of Paris |
| Followed by | Methinks the Lady |
Babouk is a political-themed novel by Guy Endore, a fictionalized account of the Haitian Revolution told through the eyes of its titular slave. Though virtually unknown today, Babouk has gained some notoriety among scholars for linking the slave trade with capitalism. A committed leftist and opponent of racism, Endore spent many months in Haiti researching the story that would become Babouk, and much of his findings make their way into the text, either in the form of epigraphs or explicitly noted in the text itself. Babouk is also notable for the digressions the narrator makes from the main narrative, to expound his political sympathies.