De l’ombre à la lumière : Déshumanisation et ré-humanisation des engagés indiens dans Les Rochers de Poudre d’Or de Nathacha AppanahDe l’ombre à la lumière : Déshumanisation et ré-humanisation des engagés indiens dans Les Rochers de Poudre d’Or de Nathach

From Shadow to Light: Dehumanization and Rehumanization of Indian Indentured Laborers in Les Rochers de Poudre d’Or by Nathacha AppanahFrom Shadow to Light: Dehumanization and Rehumanization of Indian Indentured Laborers in Les Rochers de Poudre d’Or by Nathacha Appanah

Abstract

Nathacha Appanah’s novel Les Rochers de Poudre d’Or (2003) sheds light on the fate of ‘coolies’ within the historical context of Indian indentureship in 19th-century Mauritius. By alternating between diverse voices that share a common fate and employing relevant narrative techniques, the novel powerfully depicts the dehumanization of indentured laborers. While embedding their experience within a duty of memory undertaken by the author, the text raises a central question about the denial of humanity among dominated individuals.