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Description:This selection of Tchicaya U Tam'si's poetry is here presented in sensitive English translation by Gerald Moore. He says in his introduction: 'Despite many return visits to the Congo and many travels to other parts of Africa, Paris has remained the centre of U Tam'si's activities. This tension between childhood memories of Africa and everyday mundane experience in an alien capital, between his passionate presence in the suffering Congo and his physical absence from it, is one of the dominating themes of his poetry, most notably in the collection called Epitomé. Tchicaya's reputation as a poet has grown slowly and steadily, despite the extraordinary inaccessibility of his work. The most prolific poet of modern Africa, he has also been one of the hardest to get hold of.'We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Selected Poems (African Writers Series, 72) (English and French Edition). To get started finding Selected Poems (African Writers Series, 72) (English and French Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This selection of Tchicaya U Tam'si's poetry is here presented in sensitive English translation by Gerald Moore. He says in his introduction: 'Despite many return visits to the Congo and many travels to other parts of Africa, Paris has remained the centre of U Tam'si's activities. This tension between childhood memories of Africa and everyday mundane experience in an alien capital, between his passionate presence in the suffering Congo and his physical absence from it, is one of the dominating themes of his poetry, most notably in the collection called Epitomé. Tchicaya's reputation as a poet has grown slowly and steadily, despite the extraordinary inaccessibility of his work. The most prolific poet of modern Africa, he has also been one of the hardest to get hold of.'We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Selected Poems (African Writers Series, 72) (English and French Edition). To get started finding Selected Poems (African Writers Series, 72) (English and French Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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