Far from My Father (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
Véronique Tadjo
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Description for Far from My Father (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
Hardcover. Translator(s): Reid, Amy Baram. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
To attain some sort of universal value,"" Véronique Tadjo has said, ""a piece of work has to go deep into the particular in order to reveal our shared humanity."" In Far from My Father, the latest novel from this internationally acclaimed author, a woman returns to the Côte d'Ivoire after her father’s death. She confronts not only unresolved family issues that she had left behind but also questions about her own identity that arise amidst the tensions between traditional and modern worlds. The drama that unfolds tells us much about the evolving role of women, the legacy of polygamy, and ... Read more
To attain some sort of universal value,"" Véronique Tadjo has said, ""a piece of work has to go deep into the particular in order to reveal our shared humanity."" In Far from My Father, the latest novel from this internationally acclaimed author, a woman returns to the Côte d'Ivoire after her father’s death. She confronts not only unresolved family issues that she had left behind but also questions about her own identity that arise amidst the tensions between traditional and modern worlds. The drama that unfolds tells us much about the evolving role of women, the legacy of polygamy, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813935621
SKU
V9780813935621
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About Véronique Tadjo
Véronique Tadjo is a poet and novelist, a public intellectual and critic, and a writer of creative nonfiction and children’s literature. Her novel Queen Pokou: Concerto for a Sacrifice, also translated by Amy Reid, was named an NPR Favorite Book of 2010. The original edition in French won the Le Grand Prix Littéraire d´Afrique Noire. Amy Baram Reid ... Read more
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