Volume VI Special Issue I January 2026

Name of Author : Aaron Teron

Title of the paper : Movement and Identity The Transnational Caribbean in Alejo Carpentiers The Kingdom of this World (1949)

Abstract: The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier chronicles the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath by fusing history and magical realism. Through the eyes of Ti Noël, a former slave who now observes tumultuous societal change, the novel covers several decades in Haitian history, illustrating the rise and collapse of colonial and postcolonial governments. Carpentier exposes a profound cultural clash and the continuation of tyranny under several rulers by contrasting African spirituality voodoo in particular with European colonial power. Unending cycles of oppression and resistance are exemplified by important characters such as the mulatto aristocracy, the authoritarian king Henri Christophe, and the rebel slave Mackandal. This article explores how the novel provides an essential transnational viewpoint on colonial legacy, cultural hybridity, and the current diasporic experience in the Americas by analyzing Carpentiers story in light of historical facts and the aesthetics of magical realism. The novel is a seminal piece of Caribbean and postcolonial literature because it demonstrates how magical realism can be used as a vehicle for social critique and the reclamation of suppressed histories.

Keywords : Diaspora, Haitian Revolution, Magical Realism, Alejo Carpentier, Caribbean Literature

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Page Number : 115-118