| Return to My Native Land (Bloodaxe Contemporary French Poets) | 
 enlarge | Author: Aime Cesaire
Creators: A. Pritchard, M. Rosello
Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 134767
Media: Paperback
Pages: 150
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1852241845
Dewey Decimal Number: 811
EAN: 9781852241841
ASIN: 1852241845
Publication Date: March 1, 1995
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Condition: Bloodaxe Contempoary French Poets, Book 4, paperback 1995.Minor wear to card covers. 160 pages inc glossary, cultural & political context, selected bibliography, notes on the text.This is a French/English Bilingual Edition with the text of Cesaire's piece on the left hand page in French and an English translation on the right hand page There are some pencil markings & notes to the English translation pages
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Excellent translation of a magnificent book June 22, 2002
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Cesaire's 'Cahier [Notebook]' is a seminal work of both Afro-Caribbean and Surrealist literature, a glorious work in which the author - and his people - undergoes turmoil, oppression and racism, before emerging triumphanty, at the end, on the wings of the wind which symbolically bears him away. The 'Cahier' is also one of the most difficult texts ever written as far as translating it is concerned; there are over 100 words officially classed as extremely rare or obsolete, as well as those inserted from Creole or simply invented and the syntax of the text varies almost from line to line, stark exclamations are followed by long, rambling descriptive prose passages. To its credit, the Bloodaxe translation, whilst not always totally accurate, does a very good job of conveying the meaning of the French, and enables the reader to enjoy fully one of the most important, controversial texts of the 20th century. Although it was written over 60 years ago, the book is refreshingly modern -indeed, like so many great books, it is a book for all times, a triumph of the oppressed over adversity.
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