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A RAIN OF WORDS
A BILINGUAL ANTHOLOGY OF WOMEN'S POETRY IN FRANCOPHONE AFRICA |
| By: |
Irene Assiba D'Almeida (Editor), Janis A. Mayes (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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£23.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0813927668 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780813927664 |
| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
15 January, 2009 |
| Series: |
CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French |
| Pages: |
368 |
| Translated from: |
French |
| Description: |
Attempts to survey the poetic production of African women, collecting work by forty-seven poets from a dozen francophone African countries. This title includes poems which are accompanied by brief biographies of the poets, a glossary, and a bibliography. |
| Synopsis: |
Although the past two decades have seen a wide recognition of the notable fiction written in French by African women, little attention has been given to their equally significant poetry. "A Rain of Words" is the first comprehensive attempt to survey the poetic production of these women, collecting work by forty-seven poets from a dozen francophone African countries. Some are established writers; others are only beginning to publish their work. Almost none of the poems here have been published outside of Africa or Europe or been previously translated into English. The poems are accompanied by brief biographies of the poets, a glossary, and an extensive bibliography. Supplementing these are a critical introductory essay by Irene Assiba d'Almeida on the artistic role women have played in oral traditions and an essay by Janis A. Mayes discussing language politics and the cultural contexts within which the poetry emerges.This landmark bilingual collection - the result of ten years of research, collection, editing, and translation - offers readers of English or French entry into a flourishing and essential genre of contemporary African literature. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
University of Virginia Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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