A Rain of Words: A Bilingual Anthology of Women's Poetry in Francophone Africa Contributor(s): D'Almeida, Irčne Assiba (Editor), Mayes, Janis A. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 081392765X ISBN-13: 9780813927657 Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2009 Click for more in this series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French (Hardcover) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General |
Dewey: 841.914 |
LCCN: 2008038345 |
Age Level: 22-UP |
Grade Level: 17-UP |
Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 1" H x 6.1" W x 9" L (1.25 lbs) 368 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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 Ir ne Assiba d'Almeida that places women's poetry in the context of recent African history, characterizes its thematic and aesthetic features, and traces the process by which the anthology was compiled and edited, an essay by Janis A. Mayes discussing language politics, the cultural contexts within which the poetry emerges, and literary translation strategies, and an extensive bibliography. This landmark bilingual collection--the result of ten years of research, collection, editing, and translation--offers readers of English and French entry into a flourishing and essential genre of contemporary African literature. |
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