Selected poems of Corsino Fortes /
"Concerned with giving voice to Cape Verdean life, Forte writes in Cape Verdean Creole - and not just standard Portuguese - a powerful statement reinforcing the islands'distinctive African nature. However, his poems are often written from the perspective of an exile - and themes of exile a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Brooklyn :
Island Position,
2015.
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| Edition: | First Archipelago Books edition. |
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| Summary: | "Concerned with giving voice to Cape Verdean life, Forte writes in Cape Verdean Creole - and not just standard Portuguese - a powerful statement reinforcing the islands'distinctive African nature. However, his poems are often written from the perspective of an exile - and themes of exile and redemptive return recur in his work. This collection introduces English readers to Fortes, and the poet's beautiful and unique use of language"-- |
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| Item Description: | "First published by Dom Quixote Publishers in 2001."--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 139 pages ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780914671114 (paperback) 0914671111 (paperback) |