Rain of Words A Bilingual Anthology of Women's Poetry in Francophone Africa

Name: Rain of Words A Bilingual Anthology of Women's Poetry in Francophone Africa
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ISBN: 9780813927664

ISBN-10: 0813927668

ISBN-13: 9780813927664

Edition: 2009

Authors: IrÃ¨ne Assiba d'Almeida, Janis A. Mayes, Irene Assiba D'Almeida, Janis A. Mayes

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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. Supplementing these are a critical introductory essay by Irène Assiba…

Book details

List price: $27.50
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Publication date: 2/6/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English