Robert Grandcourt’s ‘Beyond the Horizon’ and the commemoration of the Abolition of Slavery in Seychelles   |31 January 2026

Robert Grandcourt

From individual history to collective memory

The abolition of slavery in Seychelles is not merely a historical milestone; it is a moral threshold that continues to shape the nation’s identity, language, culture, and collective consciousness. For the first time, as Seychelles pauses to commemorate this abolition, literature emerges as a vital site of remembrance. Robert Grandcourt’s novel ‘Beyond the Horizon’ (2016) stands as one of the eloquent literary responses to this moment – bridging individual genealogy and collective memory, oral tradition and written history, silence and voice. To continue reading, please click here to subscribe to Seychelles NATION’s e copy