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A Rain of Words: A Bilingual Anthology of Women's Poetry in Francophone Africa (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
Ir?ne Assiba D´almeida
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Description for A Rain of Words: A Bilingual Anthology of Women's Poetry in Francophone Africa (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
Hardcover. Attempts to survey the poetic production of African women, collecting work by forty-seven poets from a dozen francophone African countries. This title includes poems which are accompanied by brief biographies of the poets, a glossary, and a bibliography. Editor(s): D'Almeida, Irene Assiba. Translator(s): Mayes, Janis A. Series: CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Series
CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature Translated from French
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813927657
SKU
V9780813927657
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About Ir?ne Assiba D´almeida
Irene Assiba d'Almeida is Professor of French and Francophone Studies and Department Head at the University of Arizona and the author of Francophone African Women Writers: Destroying the Emptiness of Silence. Janis A. Mayes is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Syracuse University and the translator of The City Where No One Dies (La Ville ou nul ne meurt), ... Read more
Reviews for A Rain of Words: A Bilingual Anthology of Women's Poetry in Francophone Africa (CARAF Books: Caribbean and African Literature translated from the French)
A Rain of Words is a groundbreaking project that will undoubtedly make a major contribution to the fields of African, women's, francophone, literary, and translation studies. This superb anthology not only fills a void but will stimulate interest in the maligned genre of poetry as well. The range of countries and generations included in this project is astounding. - Renee ... Read more