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Queen of Flowers and Pearls

Queen of Flowers and Pearls - Paperback

by Gabriella Ghermandi
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Availability:In StockContributor:Gabriella Ghermandi, Giovanna Bellesia-Contuzzi (Translator), Victoria Offredi Poletto (Translator)Series:Global African VoicesPublish date:2015-02-19Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253015471ISBN-10:253015472UPC:9780253015471Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:HistoricalSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCDZTPNGM7

Mahlet, a young Ethiopian girl with a gift for storytelling, has a special bond with Yacob, the oldest in her household. When Yacob tells her stories of how he and the other warriors fought in the resistance against the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, Mahlet vows to become the keeper and teller of her family's stories. From the time of Menelik to the present, Mahlet's long voyage through time and space links thousands of stories between Africa and Europe. Intensely personal, this powerful and beautifully narrated novel tells the story of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia as well as of others around the globe who have suffered under colonialism or have been forcibly exiled from their homelands.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Indiana University PressISBN-13:9780253015471ISBN-10:253015472UPC:9780253015471Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:HistoricalSize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCDZTPNGM7

Gabriella Ghermandi was born in Addis Ababa and lives in Bologna, Italy. She writes and acts in narrative plays that she produces in Italy and Switzerland. She also conducts creative writing workshops for schools. This is her first novel.

Giovanna Bellesia-Contuzzi is Professor of Italian Language and Literature at Smith College. She is translator, with Victoria Offredi Poletto of Little Mother (IUP, 2011).

Victoria Offredi Poletto is Senior Lecturer in Italian Emerita at Smith College.


Publisher: Indiana University Press

Contributor(s)

Gabriella Ghermandi, Giovanna Bellesia-Contuzzi (Translator), Victoria Offredi Poletto (Translator)

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Gabriella Ghermandi

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