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What Is Africa to Me?: Fragments of a True-to-Life Autobiography by Maryse Conde
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Item specifics
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- ISBN-13
- 9780857423764
- Book Title
- What Is Africa to Me?
- ISBN
- 9780857423764
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Seagull Books
ISBN-10
0857423762
ISBN-13
9780857423764
eBay Product ID (ePID)
221496485
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
What Is Africa to Me? : Fragments of a True-To-Life Autobiography
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Caribbean & Latin American, Women, Ethnic Studies / General, European / French, Literary
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Series
The Africa List Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
0.8 in
Item Width
0.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2018-439303
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Refreshingly frank. . . . What is Africa to Me? (eloquently translated from the French by Richard Philcox) is an entertaining and occasionally humorous account of the twelve years the author spent in Africa during the late 1950s and 60s.
Dewey Decimal
943.914
Synopsis
Maryse Cond is one of the best-known and most beloved French Caribbean literary voices. The author of more than twenty novels, she was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2015 and has long been recognized as a giant of black feminist literature. While Cond has previously published an autobiography of her childhood, What Is Africa to Me? tells for the first time the story of her early adult years in Africa--years formative not only for her, but also for African colonies appealing for their own independence. What Is Africa to Me? traces the late 1950s to 1968, chronicling Cond 's life in S kou Tour 's Guinea to her time in Kwame N'Krumah's Ghana, where she rubbed shoulders with Malcolm X, Che Guevara, Julius Nyerere, and Maya Angelou. Accusations of subversive activity resulted in Cond 's deportation from Ghana. Settling down in S n gal, Cond ended her African years with close friends in Dakar, including filmmakers, activists, and Haitian exiles, before putting down more permanent roots in Paris. Cond 's story is more than one of political upheaval, however; it is also the story of a mother raising four children as she battles steep obstacles, of a Guadeloupean seeking her identity in Africa, and of a young woman searching for her freedom and vocation as a writer. What Is Africa to Me? is a searing portrait of a literary genius--it should not be missed., Maryse Condé is one of the best-known and most beloved French Caribbean literary voices. The author of more than twenty novels, she was shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2015 and has long been recognized as a giant of black feminist literature. While Condé has previously published an autobiography of her childhood, What Is Africa to Me? tells for the first time the story of her early adult years in Africa--years formative not only for her, but also for African colonies appealing for their own independence. What Is Africa to Me? traces the late 1950s to 1968, chronicling Condé's life in Sékou Touré's Guinea to her time in Kwame N'Krumah's Ghana, where she rubbed shoulders with Malcolm X, Che Guevara, Julius Nyerere, and Maya Angelou. Accusations of subversive activity resulted in Condé's deportation from Ghana. Settling down in Sénégal, Condé ended her African years with close friends in Dakar, including filmmakers, activists, and Haitian exiles, before putting down more permanent roots in Paris. Condé's story is more than one of political upheaval, however; it is also the story of a mother raising four children as she battles steep obstacles, of a Guadeloupean seeking her identity in Africa, and of a young woman searching for her freedom and vocation as a writer. What Is Africa to Me? is a searing portrait of a literary genius--it should not be missed.
LC Classification Number
PQ3949.2.C65
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- e***_ (17)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller handles a massive inventory so I give them grace on the slow processing and shipping. They were very communicative and prompt with their response when I messaged in asking about it. Book was in good condition as described. Small ding on the page edges which wasn't mentioned, but that's fairly common even at your typical book store. Still a good value and I'd buy from them again.