Striving in Evil (l'Effort Dans Le Mal) - Paperback

by Jacques-Raphaël Georges (Editor), Anténor Firmin (Author)

To write on Joseph Anténor Firmin is to confess a debt...Written during one of the most turbulent periods in Haitian political history, Striving in Evil (L'Effort dans le Mal) is Anténor Firmin's uncompromising defense of constitutional government, civic virtue, and national sovereignty. More than a century later, his reflections remain remarkably relevant-not only to Haiti but to every society struggling with the tension between power and principle.In his English translation of L'Effort dans le Mal, Georges continues to explore his newly developed theory of Spirite Realism, allowing his late brother, M. Gérard Georges, to speak once more -and to sign - the preface and postface.This critical English edition presents a new translation of the complete text together with historical annotations, editorial notes, and introductory essays that place Firmin's work within both its original context while bringing it into conversation with contemporary debates and the political questions that continue to haunt the present...