Las Tinieblas de Tu Memoria Negra

Name: Las Tinieblas de Tu Memoria Negra
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ISBN: 9780974888125

ISBN-10: 0974888125

ISBN-13: 9780974888125

Edition: 2007

Authors: Donato Ndongo, Michael Ugarte, Michael Ugarte

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Set during the last years of Spanish rule in Equatorial Guinea, "Shadows of Your Black Memory" presents the voice of a young African man reflecting on his childhood. Through the idealistic eyes of the nameless protagonist, Donato Ngongo portrays the cultural conflicts between Africa and Spain, ancestral worship competing with Catholicism, and tradition giving way to modernity. The backdrop of a nation moving toward a troubled independence parallels the young man's internal struggle to define his own identity. In this bildungsroman, Donato Ndongo masterfully exposes the cultural fissures of his native land. "Spanish Guinea" is a heated, sensual landscape with exotic animals and trees,…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Swan Isle Press
Publication date: 12/15/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 180
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.92" long x 0.07" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English































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