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The Last of the African Kings

The Last of the African Kings - Hardcover

by Maryse Cond?
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Availability:In StockContributor:Maryse Cond?, Richard Philcox (Translator)Series:Caraf BooksPublish date:2024-07-11Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Virginia PressISBN-13:9780813951805ISBN-10:813951801UPC:9780813951805Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, African American & Black, SouthernBook Topic:Caribbean & West IndiesSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.9612Product ID:SCFZ51ETGZ
The Last of the African Kings follows the wayward fortunes of a noble African family. It begins with the regal B?hanzin, an African king who opposed French colonialism and was exiled to distant Martinique. In the course of this brilliant novel, Maryse Cond? tells of B?hanzin's scattered offspring and their lives in the Caribbean and the United States. A book made up of many characters and countless stories, The Last of the African Kings skillfully intertwines the themes of exile, lost origins, memory, and hope. It is set mainly in the Americas, from the Caribbean to modern-day South Carolina, yet Africa hovers always in the background.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Virginia PressISBN-13:9780813951805ISBN-10:813951801UPC:9780813951805Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, African American & Black, SouthernBook Topic:Caribbean & West IndiesSize:8.50 x 5.50 x 0.63 inchesWeight:0.9612Product ID:SCFZ51ETGZ
Maryse Cond? was a novelist, critic, and playwright from Guadeloupe. Cond? is best known for her novel Segu. She has won various awards, such as the Grand Prix Litt?raire de la Femme (1986), Prix de l'Acad?mie fran?aise (1988), Prix Carbet de la Carraibe (1997) and the New Academy Prize in Literature (2018) for her works.

Richard Philcox is one of the leading translators of francophone literature in the world today. Philcox has taught translation on various American college campuses and won grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts for the translation of Maryse Cond?'s works.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press

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Maryse Cond?, Richard Philcox (Translator)

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