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Last of the African Kings

Heftet / 1997 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780803263840
Publisert
1997-10-01
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Nebraska Press
Vekt
340 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
01, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
277

Afterword by
Hewitt Leah D.
Oversetter
Philcox Richard

Biografisk notat

Born in Guadeloupe in 1937, Maryse Condé has lived in Africa and a traveled throughout the world. She first won international acclaim for Children of Segu, a novel about Black African experience and the slave trade. Her other writings include the novels I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, Tree of Life, and Crossing the Mangrove. Richard Philcox is one of the leading translators of Third-World Francophone literature in the world today. He has published translations of six of Condé's novels, including, most recently, Crossing the Mangrove. Leah D. Hewitt is a professor of French at Amherst College and the author of Autobiographical Tightropes: Simone de Beauvoir, Nathalie Sarraute, Marguerite Duras, Monique Wittig, and Maryse Condé (Nebraska 1990).

Last of the African Kings

Heftet / 1997 / Engelsk
Heftet / 1997 / Engelsk
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The Last of the African Kings follows the wayward fortunes of a noble African family. It begins with the regal Béhanzin, an African king who opposed French colonialism and was exiled to distant Martinique. In the course of this brilliant novel, Maryse Condé tells of Béhanzin's scattered offspring and their lives in the Caribbean and the United States. A book made up of many characters and countless stories, The Last of the African Kings skillfully intertwines the themes of exile, lost origins, memory, and hope. It is set mainly in the Americas, from the Caribbean to modern-day South Carolina, yet Africa hovers always in the background.
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Intertwines the themes of exile, lost origins, memory, and hope. This book, set mainly in the Americanas, begins with the regal Behanzin, an African king who opposed French colonialism and was exiled to distant Martinique. It follows the wayward fortunes of a noble African family.
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The Last of the African Kings follows the wayward fortunes of a noble African family. It begins with the regal Béhanzin, an African king who opposed French colonialism and was exiled to distant Martinique. In the course of this brilliant novel, Maryse Condé tells of Béhanzin's scattered offspring and their lives in the Caribbean and the United States. A book made up of many characters and countless stories, The Last of the African Kings skillfully intertwines the themes of exile, lost origins, memory, and hope. It is set mainly in the Americas, from the Caribbean to modern-day South Carolina, yet Africa hovers always in the background.
Les mer
Intertwines the themes of exile, lost origins, memory, and hope. This book, set mainly in the Americanas, begins with the regal Behanzin, an African king who opposed French colonialism and was exiled to distant Martinique. It follows the wayward fortunes of a noble African family.
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780803263840
Publisert
1997-10-01
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Nebraska Press
Vekt
340 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
01, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
277

Afterword by
Hewitt Leah D.
Oversetter
Philcox Richard

Biografisk notat

Born in Guadeloupe in 1937, Maryse Condé has lived in Africa and a traveled throughout the world. She first won international acclaim for Children of Segu, a novel about Black African experience and the slave trade. Her other writings include the novels I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, Tree of Life, and Crossing the Mangrove. Richard Philcox is one of the leading translators of Third-World Francophone literature in the world today. He has published translations of six of Condé's novels, including, most recently, Crossing the Mangrove. Leah D. Hewitt is a professor of French at Amherst College and the author of Autobiographical Tightropes: Simone de Beauvoir, Nathalie Sarraute, Marguerite Duras, Monique Wittig, and Maryse Condé (Nebraska 1990).

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