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The Last of the African Kings
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The Last of the African Kings

BookPaperback
Ranking1199776inBelletristik
CHF26.90

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When he opposes French colonialism in his native Africa, regal Behanzin is exiled to the far-off island of Martinique. In the course of her novel, renowned author Maryse Conde tells the story of Behanzin's scattered offspring and their lives in the Caribbean and the United States. She skillfully intertwines themes of exile, lost origins, and hope--with Africa hovering in the background. 204 pp.
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ISBN/GTIN978-0-8032-6384-0
Product TypeBook
BindingPaperback
PublisherNebraska
Publishing date01/10/1997
Pages216 pages
LanguageEnglish
SizeWidth 153 mm, Height 230 mm, Thickness 23 mm
Weight362 g
Article no.1894990
CatalogsBuchzentrum
Data source no.23043510
Product groupBelletristik
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Author

Born in Guadeloupe in 1937, Maryse Condé has lived in Africa and a traveled throughout the world. She first won international acclaim for Children of Segu, a novel about Black African experience and the slave trade. Her other writings include the novels I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, Tree of Life, and Crossing the Mangrove.

 

Richard Philcox is one of the leading translators of Third-World Francophone literature in the world today. He has published translations of six of Condé's novels, including, most recently, Crossing the Mangrove.

 

Leah D. Hewitt is a professor of French at Amherst College and the author of Autobiographical Tightropes: Simone de Beauvoir, Nathalie Sarraute, Marguerite Duras, Monique Wittig, and Maryse Condé (Nebraska 1990).