Abstract
Patrick Chamoiseau's ?Solibo Magnifique' can often be described as a Creole novel due to many factors. The most obvious reason may be the fact that Chamoiseau is Creole and it may therefore be more natural for him to write a Creole novel rather than any other type of novel. Besides, Chamoiseau also skillfully uses literary devices, which, when analyzed reveal the work as Creole rather than French. The main literary devices used are theme, use of vocabulary and symbolism. I shall discuss these devices, and show how Chamoiseau carefully constructs a Creole novel as opposed to a French novel by using such literary devices. I believe that the reason for Chamoiseau wrote a Creole novel in an endeavour to actively stop the Creole identity from being washed out and completely submerged by French traditions and culture.
