Journey of a Caribbean Writer (Paperback)

For nearly four decades, Maryse Conde, best known for her novels Segu and Windward Heights, has been at the forefront of French Caribbean literature. In this collection of essays and lectures, written over many years and in response to the challenges posed by a changing world, she reflects on the ideas and histories that have moved her. From the use of French as her literary language--despite its colonial history--to the agonies of the Middle Passage, at the horrors of African dictatorship, and the politically induced poverty of the Caribbean to migration under globalization, Conde casts her unflinching eye over the world which is her inheritance, her burden, and her future. Even while paying homage to her intellectual and literary influences--including Frantz Fanon, Leopold Sedar Senghor, and Aime Cesaire--Conde establishes in these pages the singularity of her vision and the reason for the enormous admiration that her writing has garnered from readers and critics alike.

General

Imprint:	Seagull Books London Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2020
Authors:	Maryse Conde
Translators:	Richard Philcox
Dimensions:	203 x 127 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	217
ISBN-13:	978-0-85742-755-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-85742-755-5
Barcode:	9780857427557

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