As Long as Trees Take Root in the Earth: And Other Poems - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Alain Mabanckou, Nancy Naomi Carlson (Translator)Series:Africa ListPublish date:2025-07-06Pages:120
Language:EnglishPublisher:Seagull BooksISBN-13:9781803095936ISBN-10:1803095938UPC:9781803095936Book Category:Poetry, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Caribbean & Latin American, Black Studies (Global), AfricanSize:9.25 x 6.25 x 0.60 inchesProduct ID:SCN8HMXWS2
As Long as Trees Take Root in the Earth: And Other Poems
A hopeful, music-infused poetry collection from Congolese poet Alain Mabanckou. These compelling poems by novelist and essayist Alain Mabanckou conjure nostalgia for an African childhood where the fauna, flora, sounds, and smells evoke snapshots of a life forever gone. Mabanckou's poetry is frank and forthright, urging his compatriots to no longer be held hostage by the civil wars and political...
Series: Africa List
Language:EnglishPublisher:Seagull BooksISBN-13:9781803095936ISBN-10:1803095938UPC:9781803095936Book Category:Poetry, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Caribbean & Latin American, Black Studies (Global), AfricanSize:9.25 x 6.25 x 0.60 inchesProduct ID:SCN8HMXWS2
Alain Mabanckou is one of francophone Africa's most prolific contemporary writers. Twice, he has been a finalist for the Man Booker International Prize. Born in the Republic of Congo, he is now professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Nancy Naomi Carlson is a writer and translator who has published eleven books, most recently An Infusion of Violets, also published by Seagull Books....
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