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Loebela (Hardcover)
Justo Bolekia Boleka; Translated by Michael Ugarte
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The first major English translation of the final book in the
expansive and essential âCeliaâ series by Elena FortĂșn. Set
during the Spanish Civil War (1936â39), Celia in the Revolution
is the last in a series of young adult novels written by
EncarnaciĂłn Aragoneses, known by the pen name Elena FortĂșn, one
of the most prolific and popular Spanish authors of the
mid-twentieth century. In a series of more than twenty novels,
FortĂșnâs protagonist is Celia GĂĄlvez de MontalbĂĄn, a
precocious and rebellious girl from an affluent family whoâs not
afraid to question authority and dream, and that often gets her
into trouble. Readers watch her grow from age seven through
adolescence to the threshold of womanhood at seventeen, which is
her age in this dark, inspiring novel about the war that changed
Spain. In this last narrative in the legendary series, Celia has an
awakening that not even her lively imagination could have
anticipated. The once carefree, innocent child prone to playful
fantasies must suddenly confront a world thatâs utterly changed,
finding herself amid a bloody conflict, la Guerra Civil. Celia, now
a madrecita, a little mother to her two younger sisters since the
death of their mother, is forced into a life of hardship, a world
of hunger, witness to violence, executions, bombing raids, and
death. With Celiaâs sorrows come her courageous and profound
compassion, consoling and caring for virtually every war victim
that crosses her path, no matter their political inclinations, and
no matter all that Celia must contend with herself. Celia, despite
all her travails, manages to survive with determination, defiance,
and dignity. Written immediately after the war, Celia in the
Revolution was not published during Elena FortĂșnâs lifetime,
until after the death of the dictator, Francisco Franco, due to
censorship. This first major English translation by eminent scholar
and Hispanist Michael Ugarte captures the narrative and nuances of
Celiaâs voice and others in this character-rich novel, and fellow
eminent scholar and Hispanist Nuria Capdevila-ArguĂ«llesâs
preface brings powerful insights into this remarkable work by Elena
FortĂșn that transcends young adult literature.
Set during the last years of Spanish rule in Equatorial Guinea,
Shadows of Your Black Memory presents the voice of a young African
man reflecting on his childhood. Through the idealistic eyes of the
nameless protagonist, Donato Ndongo portrays the cultural conflicts
between Africa and Spain, ancestral worship competing with
Catholicism, and tradition giving way to modernity. The backdrop of
a nation moving toward a troubled independence parallels the young
man's internal struggle to define his own identity. Now in
paperback, Shadows of Your Black Memory masterfully exposes the
cultural fissures of Ndongo's native land. "Spanish Guinea" is a
heated, sensual landscape with exotic animals and trees, ancient
rituals, ghosts, saints, and sinners. We come to know the
narrator's extended family, the people of his village, merchants,
sorcerers, and Catholic priests; we see them critically at times,
even humorously, yet always with compassion and a magical dignity.
Michael Ugarte's sensitive translation captures the spirit of the
original Spanish prose and makes Ndongo's powerful, gripping tale
available to English-speaking readers for the first time.
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Loebela (Paperback)
Justo Bolekia Boleka; Translated by Michael Ugarte
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What differentiates emigration from exile? This book delves
theoretically and practically into this core question of population
movements. Tracing the shifts of Africans into and out of
Equatorial Guinea, it explores a small former Spanish colony in
central Africa. Michael Ugarte examines the writings of Equatorial
Guinean exiles and migrants, considering the underlying causes of
such moves and arguing that the example of Equatorial Guinea is
emblematic of broader dynamics of cultural exchange in a
postcolonial world. Based on personal stories of people forced to
leave and those who left of their own accord, Africans in Europe
captures the nuanced realities and widespread impact of mobile
populations. By focusing on the geographical, emotional, and
intellectual dynamics of Equatorial Guinea's human movements,
readers gain an inroad to "the consciousness of an age" and an
understanding of the global realities that will define the
cultural, economic, and political currents of the twenty-first
century.
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